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Thread: Adding a garage door remote

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    Boolit Master


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    Adding a garage door remote

    OK, I have a perfectly fine, fully functioning Chamberlain Garage door opener with 2 working remotes. I would LIKE to have 3 remotes.

    I see programmable remotes everywhere. My question is, with these, are you programming the remote to your opener, or the opener to the new remote?

    In other words, if I get one and program it, will the other two existing remotes still work? Or do I need to buy a new set of 3 matching remotes?

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    Boolit Master Sasquatch-1's Avatar
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    They should. If not just take and reprogram all three at the same time.

    Just as a side note, a neighbor did something with their opener and I discovered that mine would open their garage. They had to reprogram theirs'.
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    Boolit Buddy

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    You pair the remote to the opener, Adding a remote will not affect emotes already in service. GW

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    You set the remote to the opener, I added a remote to my opener, much easier than I expected. Very much like linking Bluetooth.

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    Boolit Master

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    I’m in and out of our garage several times daily. Best move I made was installing a wireless keypad outside. First one lasted ten years. On our second one now. The technical writer that authored the new keypad pairing instructions left out a couple important verbs that would have made the task simpler.
    Our door opener is 23 years old but replacement remotes and keypads are available at HD & Lowes.

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    Google your door opener model. Might need the color of the learn button on the back of the opener. I believe my chamberlain held 4 remote codes then it overwrites the first etc..
    I bought an extra remote on Amazon so if I was upstairs and I needed to let in a visitor or delivery guy I could push the button.
    Mike

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    We have a Chamberlain opener. When I bought an extra remote, I had to program the old ones again.

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    You can call the manufacturer and ask; they will need your model number. The manuals are online.

    The old ones had a set of tiny switches in the remote which had to match the opener, which also had a set of switches. When security became an issue, the newer ones began using a system of constantly changing codes without human input.

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    I've got two doors and it took me about 3 or 4 tries and a couple of hours making my old truck with built in opener work both doors. The new car in about 5 minutes, and a couple of remotes, (PO didn't leave me any) about 30 minutes the first time I tried reprogramming.
    My daughter's new house has built in wifi that connects to her house internet and she uses her phone. Way easy as long as internet is working.

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    Lowes has mini remotes that look like car remotes and about the same size. I have one on my keyring for when I ride the motorcycle. Handy being that small.

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