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Over 50 years ago my grandparents had a switch on the door from the garage to their house that automatically closed the garage door when they went into the hous
by gregjor 3y ago
Over 50 years ago my grandparents had a switch on the door from the garage to their house that automatically closed the garage door when they went into the house. They could disable it if they wanted to leave the garage door open for some reason. Their garage door (like most automatic garage doors) had a sensor setup so it wouldn't close if something blocked it. Something simple like that would probably work.
- mcdonje 3y agoLove this. Clever, practical, low-tech, no need for a network connection, no batteries. I wonder why that setup isn't already the norm.
- gregjor 3y agoI'm pretty sure that any electrician or garage door installer could hook this up. Radio Shack probably sold this back in the day. These days if you don't have an IP address, camera, and an app people just throw up their hands and wait for the Tesla X-Door to get released.
- gregjor 3y agoI should have mentioned that my grandmother (who was in her late 40s back then, so not physically or mentally unable to deal with garage doors) had this installed because she was afraid of mice and didn't want mice getting into the garage. I think she imagined mice running in from the bushes if she left that door open too long. She wasn't worried about human intruders 50 years ago in Huntington Beach. Today she would probably have to worry a lot more about that possibility.