Garage Door Opener Before 1993

Our genie garage door opener remotes for older dip switch remotes work with all genie garage door openers manufactured before 1995.

Garage door opener before 1993.

Garage door safety note. If you have an older garage door opener manufactured before jan. The most common radio frequency is 390mhz. 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.

Furthermore we have stopped supporting the repair of pre 1993 openers including technical service support and the sale of replacement parts. The first system that all garage door openers had to have was the photo eye system. Other radio frequencies include. This changed in 1990 with the public law 101 608 which was a part of the consumer product safety improvement act of 1990.

If your garage door opener was manufactured before 1993 it probably does not have garage door sensors or other modern safety features. 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. Pre 1993 garage door openers should be replaced. 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.

Replacing your remote with a name brand model or choosing from among several universal remotes for garage doors is fine if your garage door opener is still serviceable and safe. Universal remotes for garage doors are great if your garage door opener is still serviceable and safe. 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. If your garage door opener was manufactured before 1993 it probably does not have garage door sensors or other modern safety features.

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. 312 340 380 and 412mhz. Garage door safety note. Modern openers generate electronic beams that extend across the garage door opening to provide entrapment prevention and protection.

1 1993 consider upgrading the device to take advantage of safety features. 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. These remote controls are differentiated by the radio frequency that they transmit.