Timeline for What type of switch do I need to plug into a gosund outlet to open and close a garage door?
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| Aug 1, 2019 at 19:00 | comment | added | Mattman85208 | It is not my intent to control the garage door opener by cycling the power. I just want a switch that I can plug into the gosund and then connect the low voltage control wires to it. So, I’m looking for a momentary switch to plug into the gosund and wire to the opener control. | |
| Aug 1, 2019 at 2:44 | answer | added | DrMoishe Pippik | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 19:00 | comment | added | Alaska Man | The outlet that the garage door is plugged into does not make the garage door go up and down as it simply provides power, unplugging it and plugging it back in does not make the garage door go back up so controlling the power of the outlet therefore will not make the garage door go up, it will still have to have a remote control or a button that tells it when to go up or down | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 18:48 | comment | added | JPhi1618 | @Tyson, that's why I asked if the outlet had a momentary function. I wasn't clear if he had the momentary part figured out and just needed a relay or if he needed more than that. | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 18:34 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @Isherwood that wins twice, first it is a "ships from and sold by Amazon" product, so you're more likely to get a product actually listed by UL/NRTL, and it is also low-voltage so it wouldn't matter anyway. Sonoff is unlisted unsafe trash that can only be sold on ebay, Ali or Amz Marketplace. | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 18:31 | comment | added | Tyson | A simple relay on/off probably doesn’t work. The garage door control is typically momentary contact. There is such an animal as a momentary relay which you would likely (I didn’t research) need 2, one for plug turning off and one for on. There may be a programmable momentary relay that would work either way. But what does ON mean? You don’t know if the door has been opened or closed by another control. I second the comment above, but will add there are more smart garage door controls than one, myQ is however a very good system. | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 17:43 | comment | added | isherwood | Are you trying to reinvent the wi-fi enabled garage door opener switch? | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 16:32 | history | edited | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact |
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| Jul 31, 2019 at 16:30 | comment | added | JPhi1618 | So this smart switch has a momentary feature where it will turn on and off? What you're looking for is a "relay". | |
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| Jul 31, 2019 at 16:24 | history | asked | Mattman85208 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |