Is it risky to install garage door opening pad near the door ? I have seen some but I am not sure if it is OK to do that. Have you heard any cases where someone broke in the house because they cracked the code.
2007-11-14 15:54:05 · 5 answers · asked by BL 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The chances are slim but it would be possible for someone to "crack the code" if they tried long enough. On a traditional keypad (using a four-digit code), there is about 10,000 possible combinations so it would definitely take some time. We have been installing them for years and, as mentioned above, the only time I have ever heard a customer complain of this was when a family member had given the code to a third party. Here's a couple ideas:
(1) As said, put the keypad in a not-so-obvious location
(2) Be protective of the code - actually, if you have a LiftMaster (or Chamberlain) brand opener you can give temporary codes to certain people you may not want to have access all the time. Once the code is used, the keypad deletes that code from its memory.
(3) If you have a fairly new Liftmaster/Chamberlain opener there is finally a keypad that eliminates all possibility of code cracking - you may want to check it out. The new keypad uses fingerprints to gain access (biometrics). If someone's fingerprint isn't in the system - no access.
Hope this helps a little on your decision.
2007-11-16 01:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by AdamDoorCo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how paranoid you are. Door opening pad works out very well for our neighbor who has a couple of stepchildren who visit often to use the pool, and daughter who does wash. I have a remote on the visor of the car. If i want to work outside away from our drive the remote goes into my pocket and the door is closed. My son has the extra remote so he can look around when we are away from home for an extended time. Set up a wierd code.
2007-11-14 16:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by googie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard about kids giving the code out to their friends and the friends coming in to party when the family was out of town on vacation, They caused 150,000 in damage to the house which was over 1 million dollars. So I would say install the pad and don't tell your kids the code. I love mine, my kids will never know the code. Even though I would like to think that they would never do something like that you never know if it could come up in casual conversation or something and next thing you know there are 100 kids in your house when you come home from a night out
2007-11-14 16:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes more time to stand there and crack the code than it would to just go around back and break a window. I have one and it has sure saved me a lot of steps to just push in code instead of having to go back through the house to open the door.
2007-11-14 16:01:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they are fine! Also, you don't have to install it in plain view.
2007-11-14 16:00:36 · answer #5 · answered by justagorilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋