 | Keith Bomholt
has been installing and servicing residential garage doors since 1971. He is president and owner of Cheney Door Company, Inc. headquartered in Wichita with a second location in Hutchinson. Cheney Door offers several products for the home including replacement windows, entry, storm and patio doors and central vacuum systems. Commercially Cheney Door sells and installs overhead doors and dock equipment in Kansas and surrounding states.
Keith, who is a member of the Wichita Area Builders Association and the Wichita and Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce may be contacted by e-mail at keith@cheneydoor.com or by phone at (316) 262-2098. |
Home Improvement
2002-08-01 09:52:00
Openers
Question: How easy is it to steal codes and open garage doors? Is there any protection against it?
Answer: This is an excellent question and one that concerns the safety and security of your home. Codes of older garage door openers can be stolen, because the openers are programmed to operate with a single code. There is a story about a sophisticated robber in California who sat at the end of a block with a code-grabbing device, watching as people opened their garage doors and left for work. Then he went to work stealing their valuables.Fortunately, the new technology of rolling codes can prevent this from happening to you. With each activation of the garage door opener, a new code is selected from over 100 billion codes, and it is never repeated.This technology prevents would-be intruders with code-grabbing devices from gaining entry to a home.The new remote controls can operate one, two, or three garage doors, as well as turn garage opener lights on and off. The remotes are small enough to carry on a key chain.Another option for protecting your home is the wireless, keyless entry pad, which you control with a private 4-digit code. The keypad fits on the side of the garage door and is covered to protect it from the weather. There is no wiring, and it is illuminated for night use. Also available is a motion-detecting control panel. It sees you coming and turns garage door opener lights on automatically as you enter the garage.By using one of these new technologies, you can be assured that once your garage door goes down, it is securely locked and an intruder cannot gain entry.
