Evolve LFM-20

Devices & Integrations
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Here is what I have.

I got the Evolve powered no problem. The issue is getting it hooked up to the garate door opener. The wire is really thick from the Evolve unit and just a small bare wire into the garage door opener to control the garage going up and down. I cannot get all the wire from the Evolve into the pinhole to control the garage? Any idea on how to do this? Create a hopper wire? Sorry I am not super savvy in this stuff.

My garage door is a Genie 1024

http://www.geniecompany.com/data/products/retail/1022-1024-1042-install.pdf

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I connected the evolve to some low voltage wire I had left from the garage opener install, then ran that into the garage opener. Works great.

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I used a short piece of 18awg that I connected to the garage opener instead. The other end I connected to the lfm20 via:

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So I found some addtional wire, but still having issues.

I got both cables plugged in but something weird is happening

The evolve is working, execept when hit the switch on the Evolve, it opens/closes the garage, but it loses power to the wall unit and does not turn back on unless I hit the button on the evolve unit again.

I am at a lost and ready to return it at this point…very frustrating first SmartThings experience!

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I’d be surprised this is ST related. Below is my hookup to my Genie garage door opener. The two (top) screws shown is where my wall switch was/is connected to. Like yourself, I found it was too difficult to add the blue LFM wires to these screws so I simply added 2 X 18AWG wires and connected the other end of each wire to the blue wires of the LFM20. I have had no issues opening/closing the door with (or combination with) the ST app , wall switch or remotes that came with the Genie.

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Okay so it is figured out now. I had to change it to a momentary Z wave device…then it was just fine. :smile:

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