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To Openers
Around 18 aeons ago, I was given the task of trying to install an operating system in my garage as there was no-one available in our family to do it. I bought the operating system and already, upon its arrival I realised the enormity of the task. The system was in multiple parts, a jigsaw puzzle. Runner in three pieces needed assembling and chains needed threading, Hours were spent puzzling over the complexity of the instructions. Bits and pieces all over the place. Eventually, I had the system built and then experienced the joy of fitting it. This aspect went on for a while, without a hitch until I discovered that something should have been done at the start of the process. So half an hour wasted sorting that.
With the operator in place the wiring needed to be connected up. Unless you have had experience with electronics, this task proved to be difficult, there were no instructions just a circuit diagram. After a bit of trial and error I eventually had the wires in the right places and had it plugged in. The operator then required setting up.
It seemed a wonderfully complicated series of button holds and configurations. The operator was erratic to say the least Wouldn't connect with the remotes and thoroughly confused itself and me. This is state of the art? Computers, video recorder, and hi tech music, gadgets, and games and whatever are childs-play Even when this machine was working properly after almost destroying the garage door it was erratic and jagged.
After much debating, head scratching and wrestling with my male pride I rang the help line and they guided me through a whole new sequence that had no correlation to the instructions they sent to me. After a lot of fiddling around the operator finally responded and worked. Then followed a victory dance. Never again would I do this!
Now only recently recently, mamny months after the first episode, I received a phone call from a friend of the family who had recently become disabled. The gentleman's operating system had been fitted over 20 years ago and had finally packed up,
He had bought a new operating system and asked if I would be so kind as to fit it for him. My heart sank as I remembered the trouble I had last time, nonetheless I agreed to install it. I went round to his house and looked at the motor unit which was not at all like the one I have just described.
Surprisingly, the assembly was a few mintes job. It was all ready and set up in no time at all..
All I had to do was screw a new fixing above the garage door and attach the motor to the joists. Amazingly there had been a revolution, the systems circuit diagrams actually had words on them and the wiring took all of two minutes to set up. The learning sequence was clearly explained, it located the remotes unlike the previous system. The garage door closed and then opened, a light flashed and according to the instructions it was complete.
I was dubious, but both the remote controls worked straight away, it opened and closed with ease, no problems, smooth movements. And the job was complete! The installation was so easy and uncomplicated that I have since recommended it to family and friends, all who have purchased this system have had the same uncomplicated installation experience that I had.
No greasy hands to clean either.
It seems that the garage door opener busines has grown up.
Our family friend had bought the garage door motor from you. I’m glad he did, for my sake as well as his.
John RNV (age 18)
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