Garage Door Opener Security

[bogie]

Okay... The girlfriend has one of those keypads by her garage where the kids can punch in a code to get in... Seems they are completely incapable of remembering the locations of their house keys...

And it seems that they were punching random stuff, and managed to open the door... There's a "master code" and they remembered it.

And now all the neigborhood kids know it.

And the house is often like grand central station when the kids are home. You know the kind of house/mother - all the kids in the neighborhood end up there...

Then yesterday, she got home, with kids in tow, and someone had been inside, used the bathroom, and made themselves a plate of spaghetti from the fridge and nuker, and left. With the doors locked and the garage door down.

Now, I'm of the opinion that we tear the thing off the side of the house. Dogtag chain and a key always worked for me... But she wants another opener... So...

Is there anything out there that'll work?

[Æ]

First thing would be to, temporarily disconnect the keypad. Next thing would be to check with the manufacturer of the unit as to what to do next. Maybe it can be reset. Possibly you could get a different brand to replace the current one. Sometimes other brands will work, kind of like a universal remote. Or teach the kids how not to loose their keys. A chain around their necks.
Get more insurance in case you get ripped off!?!?!

[matg]

kids always seem to have their cell phones with them, or their game boys or what ever other new gadget must have it is these days. Can't remember a key? I like the chain around the neck idea. Otherwise, no key again? no nifty phone or psp or whatever.

> First thing would be to, temporarily
> disconnect the keypad. Next thing would be
> to check with the manufacturer of the unit
> as to what to do next. Maybe it can be
> reset. Possibly you could get a different
> brand to replace the current one. Sometimes
> other brands will work, kind of like a
> universal remote. Or teach the kids how not
> to loose their keys. A chain around their
> necks.
> Get more insurance in case you get ripped
> off!?!?!

[unknownuser]

> Okay... The girlfriend has one of those
> keypads by her garage where the kids can
> punch in a code to get in... Seems they are
> completely incapable of remembering the
> locations of their house keys...

> And it seems that they were punching random
> stuff, and managed to open the door...
> There's a "master code" and they
> remembered it.

> And now all the neigborhood kids know it.

> And the house is often like grand central
> station when the kids are home. You know the
> kind of house/mother - all the kids in the
> neighborhood end up there...

> Then yesterday, she got home, with kids in
> tow, and someone had been inside, used the
> bathroom, and made themselves a plate of
> spaghetti from the fridge and nuker, and
> left. With the doors locked and the garage
> door down.

> Now, I'm of the opinion that we tear the
> thing off the side of the house. Dogtag
> chain and a key always worked for me... But
> she wants another opener... So...

> Is there anything out there that'll work?

I realize this an obvious suggestion but call the opener manufacture and ask for a fix.



(Originally posted by: Bill B)

[curt_c]

Do a search on the MFG and perhaps you can download the manual for that model.

C

[alexhatcher]

will reset ALL the codes.

Master code? I doubt it. it must have been an older code, (but it checks out Lord Vader) that wasn't replaced.

if you press the button, you have to re-sync the car clickers too.