My garage door opener doesn't have "safety sensors" or a delay of any kind [it's like 30+ years old] so instead of you evidently thinking I apparently have them, I really can't check.
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Safety lites on gar. door opener
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OMG, your entire town is at risk ! ! ! ! Think of the children.
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actually at home resale time it will be flagged by the home inspector, and the homeowner will be required to replace the opener with a modern one....
lots of stuff like this comes up:(
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actually at home resale time it will be flagged by the home inspector, and the homeowner will be required to replace the opener with a modern one....
lots of stuff like this comes up:(
I'd just disconnect the old one and let the new owner do what he wants. It was code when installed.
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Just re-checked it. No, it does _not_ have an appreciable delay. My boot must have been passing over the beam. It is installed (professional) very near the floor.
Harry K
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14 years ago
Why not make them serve double duty, or 1.5 duty. What I do is install them at bumper height instead of way down 6" off the ground. Then I can't close the garage door and hit the car's bumper and scratch it if it's not in all the way. I like to only put my cars in just barely enough to clear the door so I maximize the room in front of them.
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And the home inspector will be flogged by me.
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I am. I want all the children on my block (approximately zero) to have all the opportunities I had as a kid.
That's why I get medicine in non-childproof caps and leave my guns lying about with nary a trigger-guard in the house.
Luckily, the U.S. did not ratify the recent UN treaty on landmines...
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I recommend the high-tech solution of a hanging tennis ball.
I think you can get the kit, complete with ball, thumb tack, and string, at Best Buy for $9.95.
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I always hear this suggestion, but who wants tennis balls hanging down in the middle of their garage?
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I surely hope it's within +/-1/16" of the recommended (6" iirc?) height. Otherwise, undoubtedly it's a hazard.
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... Even more high tech, there's a parking bumper on the floor in ours. When granddad built the garages, the length was significantly longer than most/all today so have an extra spacers in front now...
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as the realtor told me when i sold a home everything is negoitable.
the buyer gets what they want or the buyer walks.
or a big discount on purchase price. either way you pay.....
for those who have no kids in neighborhood, a kid can visit a neighbor at any time.
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the buyer gets what they want or the buyer walks.
or a big discount on purchase price. either way you pay.....
for those who have no kids in neighborhood, a kid can visit a neighbor at any time.
**********************************************Who pays is negotiable too. If the buyer wants the house is he going to walk away because he did not get a $200 concession? Doubt it, but it can go either way. Depends on the people and motivation to buy or sell.
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Precisely. As opposed to "required".
The claim is simply another of your typical made up for the occasion scenarios that sets my teeth on edge and fingers a-typing... :(
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I only use the garage for a car in the winter- and I don't spend a lot of time out there when it is cold. But if I'm working there in the winter- or for the summer- I have a hook on the rafter a few feet away that hold the tennis ball above my head.
We do it more for the crap on the sides of the garage than the depth- but it is nice to have the car in the exact same spot always.
Jim
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No hazard as it is _exactly 6". I just confirmed it with my calibrated eyeball from 10 ft away :)
Harry K
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Hmmm...I wonder if one can get a second set. My wife is disabled and I have to park with the car backed in with the trunk in the door to pick her up. Wife has absentmindedly closed the door on the trunk lid.
Harry K
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I'm so relieved...I'll send any lost tykes your way when they wander off and come by here...
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