I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:55:41 -0700, Frank Warner
wrote:

I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

-Frank

I had one given to me, but I have not tried it yet.


http://www.liftmaster.com/cw/product...id-118,00.html


Oren
"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
excused from saving Universes."

I have a Sears Craftsman device that was included with the garage door
opener. Doesn't look like more than a mercury switch and transmitter.
Receiver sits in the kitchen.

Check out Sears.

NJTrout

In article , Oren
wrote:

On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:55:41 -0700, Frank Warner
wrote:

I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

-Frank

I had one given to me, but I have not tried it yet.



http://www.liftmaster.com/cw/product...lqZw==_272-id-
118,00.html

Amazing. I must not be the only person with this problem.

Thanks for the link.

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

In article . com,
NJTrout wrote:

I have a Sears Craftsman device that was included with the garage door
opener. Doesn't look like more than a mercury switch and transmitter.
Receiver sits in the kitchen.

Check out Sears.

NJTrout

I will check there, too. Looks like the device Oren posted might do the
trick for not a lot of $$$.

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

Frank Warner wrote:
I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of
tools and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody
walking by could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before
we could do anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

-Frank

I believe these folk have one.

http://www.smarthome.com

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

I bought a garage door indicator from Sears, about $ 40, consisting of a
small transmitter that attaches to the door and a receiving unit that plugs
in the wall.

Worked for about half a year. Range was less than anticipated: about 35'. I
junked mine because the velcro sticker kept coming lose from the (vibrating)
garage door.

You can buy them on E-bay for about $ 20; new

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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"Frank Warner" wrote in message
. ..
I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

I've had the Sears Garage Door reminder device for about 3 years, I
screwed it onto the door. Still on original batteries. This was
included with my garage door opener. Not sure about the range issue
mentioned below. We have a standard 48 foot bi-level and it works fine
between the door and kitchen.

NJTrout

Walter R. wrote:
I bought a garage door indicator from Sears, about $ 40, consisting of a
small transmitter that attaches to the door and a receiving unit that plugs
in the wall.

Worked for about half a year. Range was less than anticipated: about 35'. I
junked mine because the velcro sticker kept coming lose from the (vibrating)
garage door.

You can buy them on E-bay for about $ 20; new

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
-
"Frank Warner" wrote in message
. ..
I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:55:41 -0700, Frank Warner
wrote:

I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

It's hard to give the best advice from a text description.

Please email me your address and I'll stop by to look at the premises
up close and in detail.

-Frank

If you have existing alarm system those would be my choice

http://www.smarthome.com/7455.html

Some, could be programed to show text messages:

Garage door is open.... Etc

In article , mm
wrote:

On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:55:41 -0700, Frank Warner
wrote:

I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

It's hard to give the best advice from a text description.

Please email me your address and I'll stop by to look at the premises
up close and in detail.

Here ya go:

601 4th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20535-0002

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

I bought a really nice remote unit from Sears for about $35. There is a
small sending unit that velcros to the door and when the door is up it
flashes red, when down, steady green. We have it in our bedroom and it has
saved many trips to check the door at night. We also have a remote next to
the unit and all we have to do is press it if the door is up, saving another
trip. It has worked very well in the three years we have had it.
JD

"Frank Warner" wrote in message
. ..
In article , mm
wrote:

On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:55:41 -0700, Frank Warner
wrote:

I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

It's hard to give the best advice from a text description.

Please email me your address and I'll stop by to look at the premises
up close and in detail.

Here ya go:

601 4th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20535-0002

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

JD,

Can you see the garage door from your bedroom? If I cannot see the door
clearly, I will not operate the remote. Just trying to keep safety in
mind when using garage door openers.

NJTrout


JD wrote:
I bought a really nice remote unit from Sears for about $35. There is a
small sending unit that velcros to the door and when the door is up it
flashes red, when down, steady green. We have it in our bedroom and it has
saved many trips to check the door at night. We also have a remote next to
the unit and all we have to do is press it if the door is up, saving another
trip. It has worked very well in the three years we have had it.
JD

"Frank Warner" wrote in message
. ..
In article , mm
wrote:

On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:55:41 -0700, Frank Warner
wrote:

I need a way to tell if my swing-up garage door is open or closed
without going outside to look at it. An indicator light or something
inside the house that tells me if the door is up or down.

Reason: Too many instances of me or one of the kids opening the door
and leaving it open all night, with thousands of dollars worth of tools
and other stuff inside. Garage faces the street. Anybody walking by
could snatch something off my workbench and be gone before we could do
anything about it.

Can't see the door from inside the house, so I want a way to tell at a
glance from inside the house if I need to go outside and close it for
the night.

It's hard to give the best advice from a text description.

Please email me your address and I'll stop by to look at the premises
up close and in detail.

Here ya go:

601 4th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20535-0002

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

On 6 Jun 2006 10:58:15 -0700, "NJTrout"
wrote:

JD,

Can you see the garage door from your bedroom? If I cannot see the door
clearly, I will not operate the remote. Just trying to keep safety in
mind when using garage door openers.

NJTrout


[snip]

"Light" doesn't exist. What you see is an illusion caused by the
absorption of darkness. That bright light is sucking up too much of
your darkness. You need to install a powerful dark bulb. Darkness is
produced more efficiently than "light", so a 1000W dark bulb gives off
as much darkness as a 2200W "light" bulb absorbs. Some leakage is
inevitable. Use a dark bulb with a wattage that's 130% or the light
bulb with a directional reflector to obtain 99% complete darkness.

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:14:24 -0500, Sam E wrote:

On 6 Jun 2006 10:58:15 -0700, "NJTrout"
wrote:

JD,

Can you see the garage door from your bedroom? If I cannot see the door
clearly, I will not operate the remote. Just trying to keep safety in
mind when using garage door openers.

NJTrout


[snip]

"Light" doesn't exist. What you see is an illusion caused by the
absorption of darkness. That bright light is sucking up too much of
your darkness. You need to install a powerful dark bulb. Darkness is
produced more efficiently than "light", so a 1000W dark bulb gives off
as much darkness as a 2200W "light" bulb absorbs. Some leakage is
inevitable. Use a dark bulb with a wattage that's 130% or the light
bulb with a directional reflector to obtain 99% complete darkness.

Sorry for the intrusion. This post was meant for someplace else.

"Sam E" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:14:24 -0500, Sam E
wrote:

On 6 Jun 2006 10:58:15 -0700, "NJTrout"

wrote:

JD,

Can you see the garage door from your bedroom? If I
cannot see the door
clearly, I will not operate the remote. Just trying to
keep safety in
mind when using garage door openers.

NJTrout


[snip]

"Light" doesn't exist. What you see is an illusion caused
by the
absorption of darkness. That bright light is sucking up
too much of
your darkness. You need to install a powerful dark bulb.
Darkness is
produced more efficiently than "light", so a 1000W dark
bulb gives off
as much darkness as a 2200W "light" bulb absorbs. Some
leakage is
inevitable. Use a dark bulb with a wattage that's 130% or
the light
bulb with a directional reflector to obtain 99% complete
darkness.

Sorry for the intrusion. This post was meant for someplace
else.

But it goes along with a lot of the answers on this group.