Garage Door Opener Before 1993

Remote is for older craftsman garage door openers made prior to 1993 with dipswitch technology uses dipswitches 9 inside remote to match the same on control panel of garage door opener is not compatible with garage door openers that have smart or learn buttons can be programmed for up to 3 garage door openers with dipswitch technology.

Garage door opener before 1993.

If your garage door opener was manufactured before 1993 it probably does not have garage door sensors or other modern safety features. It stated that all garage door openers made after 1 1 1993 must meet specific safety requirements in order to be allowed to reach the market. This changed in 1990 with the public law 101 608 which was a part of the consumer product safety improvement act of 1990. The most common radio frequency is 390mhz.

Garage door safety note. Furthermore we have stopped supporting the repair of pre 1993 openers including technical service support and the sale of replacement parts. If you have an older garage door opener manufactured before jan. Modern openers generate electronic beams that extend across the garage door opening to provide entrapment prevention and protection.

312 340 380 and 412mhz. 1 1993 consider upgrading the device to take advantage of safety features. There are several remote controls that are available for overhead door garage door openers installed prior to 1995. Garage door openers made prior to 1993 are safe and reliable if installed tested and maintained properly.

Overhead door always strives to ensure the highest degree of safety and customer satisfaction and for this reason we believe that pre 1993 garage door openers should be replaced rather than just repaired. These remote control garage door opener transmitters from garage door supply company work with fixed code openers programmed using 9 dip switches or 12 dip switches. The first system that all garage door openers had to have was the photo eye system. In 1993 the consumer products safety commission instituted new laws that required garage door manufacturers to include safety sensors in all garage door openers manufactured after 1992.

However the vast majority of these older units are not equipped with infrared sensors or other external entrapment protection devices and thus do not meet today s standard for garage door opener safety. If your garage door opener was manufactured before 1993 it probably does not have garage door sensors or other modern safety features. Pre 1993 garage door openers should be replaced. The new door openers included infrared sensors or edges that had built in sensors and were capable of instantly reversing direction if interrupted or made contact with an obstruction.

Our genie garage door opener remotes for older dip switch remotes work with all genie garage door openers manufactured before 1995. Universal remotes for garage doors are great if your garage door opener is still serviceable and safe. These remote controls are differentiated by the radio frequency that they transmit.