Buying a new garage door opener

[RobMan (Rob)]

I had the GoControl and like everyone else it died after a year… I’ve decided to buy a new garage door opener mainly because I want one with a battery backup plus mine is fairly old.

I’d like to get one that I can natively connect to smartthings as well as the battery backup. Is my only choice the MyQ Chamberlain with custom handler? Any other options out there that’s not DIY?

[JDRoberts]

Telguard Will look like a Z wave on/off switch. It was popular back when the go control sold for about $160, but once the price came down on that one, not as many people went for the telguard.

https://www.amazon.com/Telguard-GDC1-Universal-Z-Wave-Control/dp/B00U9JDR0W/

Although the original poster in the following thread was using IFTTT, you certainly don’t have to: it’s a Z wave device and connects to the smartthings hub same way as the gocontrol does.

Impressions of Garage Door Control with the Telguard GDC1

I’d like to hear if others have tried this device out and have had the same experience. Any issues? I have been using the GDC1 to control my Garage Door on my SmartThings hub and it works perfectly. I use it with IFTTT recipes and the garage door feels magic. It opens when I pull into the driveway and closes as I leave it. The only issue is that it appears as a switch but you change the icon and make it look like a garage door.

Garadget is cloud to cloud, also pretty popular

https://www.amazon.com/Garadget-Remotely-Existing-Smartphone-Automation/dp/B07C36CK8V/

[OBSOLETE] Garadget (Connect)

I am releasing the Garadget (Connect) smartapp and device handler for the Garadget Garage Door Futurizer, order yours on now. This is release v1.1 which includes correct call for US/EU API servers, this release is prior to the Garadget Device Release, there are still outstanding a couple of minor changes which i am looking to perfect in the coming weeks. full install instructions are available in the read me oAuth needs to be enabled in the smartapp settings after you install the smartapp via the IDE. you can also install via Github Integration using the following repository settings Namespace: fuzzysb Repository: Garadget Branch: master [image] [image] Countless hours have been dedicated to updating this smartapp and associated device type, if you use this and find it use…

Aeotec has a zwave one, but it’s hard to find on the US frequency. There are some EU members that have it. @TheSmartestHouse May know if Aeotec intends to distribute it on the US frequency.

Products - Aeotec

[vseven]

I’ve been running a Chamberlain with built-in MyQ and the MyQ Lite Handler for almost 2 years now without any real hiccups.

[TheSmartestHouse]

@JDRoberts

Aeotec has a zwave one, but it’s hard to find on the US frequency. There are some EU members that have it. @TheSmartestHouse May know if Aeotec intends to distribute it on the US frequency.

When we last asked about it, Aeotec informed us they weren’t planning to release the product in the U.S. anytime soon.