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Will the Garage Butler work on all
garage door systems? |
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Most likely
yes. If your garage closer/opener has a working button that
the Garage Butler can attach itself to then yes. |
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Will the Garage Butler work with all the
safety features that are connected to my opener/closer? |
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Yes, the
Garage Butler works with all security features. |
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Should I install the Garage Butler if my
opener/closer does not have any type of security/ auto-reverse
mechanisms installed? |
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The Garage
Butler will work even if your garage door does not have any
security/auto-reverse mechanisms installed, however we
suggest that you first install some type of security devices
first. We will not be held responsible if injury or damage
occurs. |
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Should I install the Garage Butler with
the contacts towards the top or the bottom of the track? |
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It really
depends on the length of your garage and personal preference.
The Garage Butler can be installed with the contacts towards
the bottom OR towards the top of the track. It is up to you.
Most people install the contacts toward the bottom and then
run the wire along the edge of the floor along the wall, using
either staples, tacks or some other type of devices for a
cleaner looking installation. |
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My unit just keeps opening and closing
the door, it also does not matter if I have it set for 3, 10,
20, 30, 45 or 60
minutes, It goes off in 3 minutes if I set it to hold, it
stays there even if I hit the hold button again. |
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The problem
is that the magnet is not close enough to the magnetic switch.
Check the aluminum bracket and physically bend it so that the
gap is approximately 1/8" The other problem of beeping every
three minutes regardless of setting will go away when the
first problem is corrected. |
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If the Garage Butler starts to
close my garage THEN something makes the security
reverse-mechanism kick in and the garage door goes back
up... will the garage butlers timer re-start and then attempt to
close the garage door again after 3, 10, 20, 30, 45 or 60 minutes? |
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Yes. It
there is an obstruction that made the garage door go back up
after the Garage Butler started to close it after the selected
time, the Garage Butlers timer will automatically re-start and
attempt to re-close the garage door again. With our new model
that has 6 time settings, the unit will wait :60 seconds and
then re-attempt to close the garage door instead of waiting
the full 3, 10, 20, 30, 45 or 60 minutes. |
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How loud is the 30 second siren? |
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The 30
second siren beeps about every second. It is loud enough to
hear from across the street. |
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How dark does it have to be for the
light sensor to work? |
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This is a
pretty hard question to answer, but for the most part it needs
to be fairly dark in the garage for the Garage Butlers light
sensor mechanism to kick in and close the garage door. If you
press the hold button and the unit continues to beep, most
likely it is to dark in your garage and the light sensor is
doing it's job. |
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What if I want the garage door left open
at night and I want my lights off in the garage? |
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Open your
garage door, and then turn the Garage Butler to the OFF
position. |
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What if I need a longer wire for one or
more of the wires that the Garage Butler comes with? |
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You can
simply purchase some copper speaker wire from any hardware
store or Radio Shack and cut and twist the wires together to
lengthen them. |
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I pressed the hold button but the Garage
Butler status light does not go solid and it starts to beep
alerting me that it is about to close the garage door. |
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Most likely
it is just a little bit to dark in your garage and the Garage
Butler assumes that it is nighttime. To verify this simply
turn on more lights in your garage OR simply shine a
flashlight on the light sensor and you will see that your
garage door will remain open. Once you take away the light
source, it should once again beep and then close the garage
door. |
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Can I hook up TWO garage door
openers/closers to the Garage Butler? |
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No. The
Garage Butler is designed to work on only ONE garage door
opener/closer motor/button. |
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I am having a problem with my
Garage Butler unit and I do not see the answer in this Q&A
area... who do I contact? |
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Contact the
person or Master Distributor that you originally purchased it
from. You may visit the "Buy Now" link on our website for
possible contact information. Otherwise IF you cannot find the
proper contact information, you can Email us at:
midwestgaragebutler@yahoo.com
Please allow 48 to 72 hours for a reply. |
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I would like to get more information
about becoming either a Master Distributor or a Distributor... who do I contact? |
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Contact the
Garage Butler Master Distributor Program Email address at:
midwestgaragebutler@yahoo.com
This Email address is ONLY for potential Master Distributor
and Distributor Program information. All other types of
inquiries will not be answered. |
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