Does anyone else have transmitter problems? All my transmitters work fine inside the garage, but work poorly from outside when door is closed.
1044434
The transmitter seems to be very tricky. Actually I have more problems inside the garage than outside, to the point that the transmitter will only work when I open the car door - if you can believe that.
1044435
I love my garage door opener no problem, had mine installed professionaly no problems.
1044436
I've only used mine as far as about 30' away down the drive. It's been very responsive w/ no issues at all. I'd have a look at the manual to see if you can change your frequency settings or look for something (like a security system or invisible dog fence, etc.) that may be causing interference w/ the signal. If none of that works, I'd then consider a replacement battery.
1044437
My 3 transmitters work "fine". Honestly, they are not the best transmitters (tiny buttons, hard to press, short range of sensitivity). My wife once complained that she really had to drive close to the garage in order for the garage door to react to the transmitter. But when I tried everything was working fine. By the way, my daughter also complained about the same thing.This being said, this garage door opener is just the best!
2004756
1. This senor works up and down. It has a plunger that drops out of it about 2" to know if the garage door is open. (plunger is up in this picture)2. I now have a second senor not working so well. I'd be very surprised if this will work at 500'. My longest of 3 is only 45'. Maybe they work better if they are not around electrical noise like wifi and power lines.3. Look for something else. Good Luck... Signed by an industrial maintenance mechanic of 37 years
93137
Good responses from other owners. Also consider whether the radio is getting the signal at all. In my case, it didn't work except on a wall facing Colorado --in my case, west -- and had a nearby window. Now it updates consistently withno problems. If I have it in any other location, it does't receive the signal and doesn't update.
1822345
Yes, we are currently checking our warranty to see if we have recourse or are just plain out of luck. The sensor/transmitter pair have been extremely difficult to align and the unit switches into "safety mode" (the garage door pops back up) when nothing is apparently breaking the beam. We've tried the tp roll trick/cardboard box side trick in the hopes that it is glare off the garage floor to no avail. (Even pops up at night when there is no light shining in the garage.) We've watched it close the garage door and then locked the door to the garage only to find later that the garage door is somehow open. Today the garage door guy came buy to check it out and has diagnosed it with a bad circuit board. We purchased ours in 2011 and it isn't quite 3 years old yet.
369329
Back again ... also, here's Aiphone tech support. Maybe contact them just to be sure. http://www.aiphone.com/home/support/technical-support/ Just as a note, when installing these, don't get the outdoor unit too close to the indoor unit, like just around the wall/door on the inside, because feedback can occur, I've had that happen on some installations.
529586
How close are you to the tansmitters? That could be the problem or you might have just too much interference in the LA area. I'm smack dab in the middle of the Dallas-Ft Worth and the transmitters are about 15 miles to the ESE. You also might try mounting the antenna on a window or different angles from your TV
1216068
I had trouble syncing the outdoor transmitter and main unit when I first got it as well.. had to take out and reinsert the batteries of both a couple times for it to show the outdoor temperature correctly.. left on channel 1.
935634
If all 3 of these are true, I would consider changing the receiver logic board:(1) The hardwired button in the garage operates the door opener correctly.(2) Neither the remote in the car, nor the remote on the outside of the garage work.(3) The remote in the car has been re-programmed (again) to match the opener - but it still doesn't work.I think the receiver board is sometimes damaged by nearby lightning strikes.Actually, I purchased a new remote for the car first and tried that. However, when that didn't work, I bought the receiver board.... I read this entire review and it's right on the money, you need a new logic board which is easy to install with the intructions you receive with it. If all 3 of these are true, I would consider changing the receiver logic board:(1) The hardwired button in the garage operates the door opener correctly.(2) Neither the remote in the car, nor the remote on the outside of the garage work.(3) The remote in the car has been re-programmed (again) to match the opener - but it still doesn't work.I think the receiver board is sometimes damaged by nearby lightning strikes.Actually, I purchased a new remote for the car first and tried that. However, when that didn't work, I bought the receiver board.... I... » Read More If all 3 of these are true, I would consider changing the receiver logic board:(1) The hardwired button in the garage operates the door opener correctly.(2) Neither the remote in the car, nor the remote on the outside of the garage work.(3) The remote in the car has been re-programmed (again) to match the opener - but it still doesn't work.I think the receiver board is sometimes damaged by nearby lightning strikes.Actually, I purchased a new remote for the car first and tried that. However, when that didn't work, I bought the receiver board.... I read this entire review and it's right on the money, you need a new logic board which is easy to install with the intructions you receive with it. « Show Less
1418077
I have two wireless transmitters in my home. I never had a problem running both at the same time. My second transmitter is a different brand though.
1107404
Yes! Hooked it up to the spare satellite box I had in mechanical room in my garage. We did put the sensors outside the door to the mechanical room so only garage door was between the sensors and the garage across the street (about 250'+ away). We had IR before but it went out and couldn't get replacements to work. They kept malfunctioning/burning out. This has been working for 6+ months now and actually has better response when changing channels than other system we had. We channeled cable from main house underground to the remote garage along with transmitter but the transmitter went down. Box is in main house. Happy to finally have a solution! Yes! Hooked it up to the spare satellite box I had in mechanical room in my garage. We did put the sensors outside the door to the mechanical room so only garage door was between the sensors and the garage across the street (about 250'+ away). We had IR before but it went out and couldn't get replacements to work. They kept malfunctioning/burning out. This has been working for 6+ months now and actually has better response when changing channels than other system we had. We channeled cable from main house underground to the remote garage along with transmitter but the transmitter went down.... » Read More Yes! Hooked it up to the spare satellite box I had in mechanical room in my garage. We did put the sensors outside the door to the mechanical room so only garage door was between the sensors and the garage across the street (about 250'+ away). We had IR before but it went out and couldn't get replacements to work. They kept malfunctioning/burning out. This has been working for 6+ months now and actually has better response when changing channels than other system we had. We channeled cable from main house underground to the remote garage along with transmitter but the transmitter went down. Box is in main house. Happy to finally have a solution! « Show Less
1045597
I bought two units. The one I'm using at my house has worked flawlessly from about a hundred feet away over the last few months. However the one I purchased for my sister -in-law sits at a slight depresion down the hill from her house and only functions sporatically. It appears to be simply a matter of signal blockage. As someone else suggested, you might try extending the transmitting antenna outside the mailbox.
1452442
I have mine in the family room and it has to go through a brick wall that surrounds the patio as well. Once in awhile it does not go off. But other than that it works great. But it should work if its not to far from the transmitter.
131310
Haven't had that issue. Sounds like a defective remote or something wrong with the unit itself which may not be receiving the signal from the remote because of some internal problem. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
147108
My sensor(transmitter) is located under the eves of the house at the front door. I have had it there one month and it is still working on the first 99 cent battery. But birds land on it(mostly at sundown) an give false signals (it needs occasional cleaning). I would think it is better to shelter the transmitter if possible.
1882238
My unit is in the garage. I've had all the doors opened many times with no pilot light issues. Not sure about being totally outside however.
1938966
May be the transmitter is not charging properly. Check the Charger to the transmitter.
543749
I hope this is the issue I'm having. I've already had the technician out last week to replace the main board for this problem. The remote seemed to have worked for 5 minutes, like you said, and literally as he was leaving my driveway I tried to change the source and the remote didn't work again! I was so frustrated, and thanks to you I will be geared up with this information so perhaps he can fix it this time!