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Old 03-04-2012, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by VillagesFlorida View Post
MY husband pulls the power cord on our garage door opener when we travel or are gone for any length of time.
As was previously described, people drive around with a remote, and hope for a "hit." With a 4-digit code, there are only so many codes that can be programmed, in this case 10,000. People drive around and do the same thing with cordless phones - same principle.

Good idea to pull the power cord on the GDO. Also, consider a timer/security system (X-10 is a popular manufacturer. You can time various lights and appliances to go on/off as you desire. It works through your house wiring. Putting one of the X-10 outlets on your GDO saves plugging and unplugging, and you can also program it to be off overnight.