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Old 05-29-2024, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by asianthree View Post
Happens more than you think, our old house you could open multiple neighbors doors with your remote. Most didn’t reprogram when they bought and about 15 houses could open up other neighborhood doors.

Probably couple houses down, opened their door, and it triggered your opener. It was very common in new villages for a long time.
One solution I have found that is inexpensive is to use a smart unit attached to the existing garage door opener like Meross. You can control the door with a smart phone and the best part you can setup to alert you when door is opened, closed or set alerts for when door is left open for a preset time (like an hour). The install is quite simple just hooking the wires in with the existing wires in the back of the opener and connecting to existing WiFi. No more anxiety about doors left open!