Science may seem to be restricted to school classrooms but it is subtley visibile in in every day life. Garage doors are no exception. They use springs, tracks and rollers to make a large and heavy door move by an average-sized person’s output of strength. Adding the automation of the said garage door will give a technological twist in the power of a medium sized motor.
There are a number of different operational systems available for the automation of garage doors. Garage doors can swing, slide, raise, roll and tip up for your convenience. The mechanics of these processes are constantly being upgraded and re-thought for better, greener, faster and safer automation. The main automations of garage doors electrify the standard garage door setups: the overhead sectional garage door, the roll-up sheet metal garage door and the tip-up or canopy balanced garage door.
Usually automatic garage doors are controlled using remote openers. These use an electronic signal to trigger the garage door motor and it could be encrypted to improve security. As of right now there are more ways to open your garage door. The Bluetooth, Smartphone and wireless revolution have given us even more control over our properties and our security measures. These new devices create a constant interaction with our home automation from opening and closing garage doors to switching on lights and making sure your sprinkler system, only works when it isn’t raining.
If you have ever left your garage door open and frightened yourself even more when arriving home to find it still open. Don’t be afraid, there is a remedy for all those with paranoia and automatic garage doors. There are now switches that send and respond to signals monitoring the position of the garage door.
A timer starts when the garage door opens and the switch monitors the signal until it receives a different signal now that the door is closed. If the door is not closed by the remote, after a pre-selected amount of time the garage door will close itself. Some of these switches also have Internet and cell phone applications so that when necessary they can send you updates about your garage’s status.
