automatically close after 1 minute

[sadface]

Hey all,
I have a gate on my driveway, specifically it uses the liftmaster LA400 opener.

To be in code with some things here with my crazy HOA, i need to set it to automatically close after 1 minute.

I found the dial where i can make that change, however it works a bit wrong.
Instead of automatically closing after a minute (which nothing happens), it automatically opens after a minute of me closing it!

I'm sure some wires are crossed up, or there is a switch somewhere, but I cant seem to find it.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,

Sadface

 

[LB-1911]

You may want to give the Owner's Manual a look.

Owner's Manual @
http://www.liftmaster.com/CatalogResourcesV3/en-us/shared/files/tucmanuals/0119244.pdf


http://www.liftmaster.com/lmcv2/productfamily/48/swing-gate-operators/

 

[Worsedog]

First guess would be the opener is confused as to where open and close positions are.

 

[sadface]

*SOLUTION*

I checked the manual and found nothing that pointed me in the right direction, but then I called a liftmaster repair service, and got a great guy on the phone. he could have, and probably should have charged me for a service fee, but he knew exactly what was going on and told me how to fix it myself.

Essentially, when my gate was installed, they programmed my open and close limits backwards. I just reset it, and re adjusted my limits, and all worked perfectly.

Thank you Kevin at Town & Country Garage Door Co.!!!!
Town & Country Garage Door Co.
345 West Interstate 30
Garland, TX 75043
Phone: (972) 303-1800

-Sadface

 

[Danver]

I don't know about the opener but it sure sounds like there are some crossed wires within the HOA.

 

[Kevin54]

Good Lord!!!! What is the reasoning behind an HOA demanding that a gate be closed after one minute? I know for a fact that an HOA and I would never ever see eye to eye on anything. I can fully understand that they wouldn't want to see gates open here and there while others are closed, and that they want a uniformed look about things, but do they also dictate how the lawn needs mowed too? Do they want the lawn a certain direction, all lawns mowed by a certain day, and all lawns to be a specific height?

And to think that you have to pay to have someone tell you that your gate needs to be shut within a one minute time-frame.

 

[rockwithjason]

after you get the gate fixed, show up at every hoa meeting and make a motion to disband.

 

[Danver]

after you get the gate fixed, show up at every hoa meeting and make a motion to disband.

It would almost be worth living somewhere with an HOA just to be able to do this.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

HOAs... SO glad I don't have any involvement with such ridiculously overbearing organizations. I'll do as I see fit on my own property, thank you...

Tommy

 

[MartyO]

Just what I need. A bunch of folks worrying me about what I can and can't do.

Screw HOAs!!!

 

[Nighttrain]

I was going recommend you just to mount the gate on the opposite post. Let's me guess you have some old guy with a stop watch waiting for your gate to open.

 

[b974k]

I had been involved with a HOA for years which is now disbanded and I know how absurd some of the issues can be. I would suggest you look around the neighborhood and see if the regulations are regularly and equally enforced. If not, I don't believe they are within their rights to enforce them at all. They must enforce equally to all. I'm not a lawyer but that is my experience. Go find and example of non compliance and make Iit an issue

 

[Woody610nb]

I hate HOAs, but it is getting more and more difficult to find new homes that are not in HOAs. I don't understand the attraction, but maybe we are in the minority.

 

[pepi]

I hate HOAs, but it is getting more and more difficult to find new homes that are not in HOAs. I don't understand the attraction, but maybe we are in the minority.

If the first question to the Realtor is.... "Is there an HOA in this subdivision?" the word will start to get around, money is a loud talker.

I get the biggest kick out of Jim **** and his home crying about the HOA, it is very funny. Frankly never understood the rationality of paying and owning something, others get to tell you how and when you can use it.

 

[ezover]

after you get the gate fixed, show up at every hoa meeting and make a motion to disband.

sadly the rural farming area i live in has some wack jobs running it and they are trying to pass so many ordinances that it is starting to feel like a hoa.



hopfuly we can send them packing this november on a recall vote.

 

[Kevin54]

We have one in town that I know of. Everyday people are not allowed to drive through on the street that goes through it, plus you aren't allowed to walk your dog in the neighborhood.

 

[Woody610nb]

Well, it all seems like a good idea when you buy your house, that everyone will maintain a nice looking neighborhood. Until YOU get that $100 fine for leaving your garbage can out to late. The people on the board always get that head swell and feel power drunk.

 

[Zeke]

We have one in town that I know of. Everyday people are not allowed to drive through on the street that goes through it, plus you aren't allowed to walk your dog in the neighborhood.

I'd carry the dog then. Right over to the HOA's president's house and let it take a dump.
HOA = Homeowner's Oppressive Actions.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Is it really necessary to start tirades every time someone even mentions a homeowner's association? The original poster got his problem solved, that should have been the end of it.

 

[rockwithjason]

HOAs... SO glad I don't have any involvement with such ridiculously overbearing organizations. I'll do as I see fit on my own property, thank you...

Tommy

It would almost be worth living somewhere with an HOA just to be able to do this.

The first couple of times it really creates chaos. After that it loses its shock value. Petty bureaucrats really scramble when they think their power is in danger

 

[rslaback]

Good Lord!!!! What is the reasoning behind an HOA demanding that a gate be closed after one minute? I

The largest cause of petty theft in a neighborhood is garage and outdoor equipment theft. Think about how much valuable stuff you have in the garage and how long an open garage gets left unattended. In theory, regulating open gates and open garage doors lowers the crime rate.

Higher crime rate = lower property values.

I'm not taking a side on this one other than to express that most of the regulations people complain about are actually rooted in logic.

 

[Danver]

The largest cause of petty theft in a neighborhood is garage and outdoor equipment theft. Think about how much valuable stuff you have in the garage and how long an open garage gets left unattended. In theory, regulating open gates and open garage doors lowers the crime rate.

Higher crime rate = lower property values.

I'm not taking a side on this one other than to express that most of the regulations people complain about are actually rooted in logic.

Common sense is rooted in logic. Regulations not so much.

If you are worried about theft close your own darned gate and garage door. Why do people need a rule to do this?

One thing I am curious about though, if every individual home has to have a gate that is always closed does the local fire department and ambulance service carry a device that will open all of them in the event of an emergency? Or are they easily bypassed in such an event? If so then they don't seem like they would do much to deter theft.

 

[Worsedog]

Is it really necessary to start tirades every time someone even mentions a homeowner's association? The original poster got his problem solved, that should have been the end of it.

It's the GJ national pastime.

 

[rslaback]

If you are worried about theft close your own darned gate and garage door. Why do people need a rule to do this?

You get how zoning laws and covenants work right? You aren't just worried about your stuff getting stolen. You are worried about all the neighbors stuff getting stolen because that brings down your property value as well.

One thing I am curious about though, if every individual home has to have a gate that is always closed does the local fire department and ambulance service carry a device that will open all of them in the event of an emergency? Or are they easily bypassed in such an event? If so then they don't seem like they would do much to deter theft.

There special device is called a bolt cutter or jaws of life type tool. The gates do as much to prevent theft as a house door lock does. It takes away the easy opportunity.

 

[Kevin54]

The largest cause of petty theft in a neighborhood is garage and outdoor equipment theft. Think about how much valuable stuff you have in the garage and how long an open garage gets left unattended. In theory, regulating open gates and open garage doors lowers the crime rate.

Higher crime rate = lower property values.

I'm not taking a side on this one other than to express that most of the regulations people complain about are actually rooted in logic.

In theory yes, in reality....********.

FOr an HOA to put into their rules that a gate has to close within a 1 minute timeframe, that is just ludicrous and has not a damn thing to do with theft. If someone wants to walk into a garage, what happens when they walk around a gate, or hop a fence in the backyard? Sorry officer, it really DID come up missing but I don't see how, my gate was shut.

Seriously, it's just a ******** HOA rule, just like the HOA here does not want people walking their dogs in the neighborhood. You can load them in the car and drive them 200 feet and then you're out of the HOA. Then it's fine to walk your dog in other peoples neighborhood. And it had nothing to do with the dog shitting in someones yard, it's about the lady that started the condos there and doesn't care for animals.

 

[DekeT]

It's the GJ national pastime.

Just one amongst the daily ***** routines for the GJ.

 

[gipraw]

I get such a kick of of the blanket statements about HOA's being bad. Some of them are, but there are good ones, and places where they are absolutely needed.

Down here there are no zoning laws. The HOA is the only thing that keeps your next door neighbor from moving his plumbing business to the back half of his property in the middle of the neighborhood when he loses his warehouse lease. Now instead of a nice mellow neighborhood of 5 acre lots and houses, there is one in the middle that has an active commercial plumbing company, complete with 20 service trucks, various pieces of heavy equipment and employees cars coming and going 6 days a week. That is what happened to a good buddy of mine last year. He no longer gives me **** about my HOA.

 

[chicken89]

If the first question to the Realtor is.... "Is there an HOA in this subdivision?" the word will start to get around, money is a loud talker.

I get the biggest kick out of Jim **** and his home crying about the HOA, it is very funny. Frankly never understood the rationality of paying and owning something, others get to tell you how and when you can use it.

that was the first thing I said as to why we were moving out... "the only reason we are moving is because of the HOA. we can afford the house, love the neighborhood, love the neighbors, we just cannot agree with the HOA" when we moved in, we were told there was a HOA, but never been contacted by it for the first 2 years. then a lady stops by and says that she was the secretary, and if I had any questions, I could email her personal email address. then the following year, all the board members left and the oppression began.

 

[ishiboo]

Is it really necessary to start tirades every time someone even mentions a homeowner's association? The original poster got his problem solved, that should have been the end of it.

Not only that, but purchased their house in a HOA. You have a choice - don't want to live by their rules, present and possibly future, don't buy in a HOA!

 

[ishiboo]

In theory yes, in reality....********.

FOr an HOA to put into their rules that a gate has to close within a 1 minute timeframe, that is just ludicrous and has not a damn thing to do with theft. If someone wants to walk into a garage, what happens when they walk around a gate, or hop a fence in the backyard? Sorry officer, it really DID come up missing but I don't see how, my gate was shut.

Seriously, it's just a ******** HOA rule, just like the HOA here does not want people walking their dogs in the neighborhood. You can load them in the car and drive them 200 feet and then you're out of the HOA. Then it's fine to walk your dog in other peoples neighborhood. And it had nothing to do with the dog shitting in someones yard, it's about the lady that started the condos there and doesn't care for animals.

It's because they decided a uniform appearance of closed gates, not half open half closed, was the best look for their neighborhood. I am assuming the rule was in place when the OP moved in or voted on by majority afterwards. Get over it!

 

[Fishplate]

Well, it all seems like a good idea when you buy your house, that everyone will maintain a nice looking neighborhood. Until YOU get that $100 fine for leaving your garbage can out to late.

We don't need an HOA for that - we can get that directly from the county.

 

[Danver]

Other than a celebrity who has a problem with the paparazzi harassing them in their daily lives or an ex-convict who isn't comfortable unless they are living behind bars, who would really want a gate at the end of their driveway?

 

[DekeT]

Other than a celebrity who has a problem with the paparazzi harassing them in their daily lives or an ex-convict who isn't comfortable unless they are living behind bars, who would really want a gate at the end of their driveway?

"OH NOES, my driveway gate doesn't work correctly!" This what you find in the idiom dictionary for "humble brag".

 

[aar0s]

Is it really necessary to start tirades every time someone even mentions a homeowner's association? The original poster got his problem solved, that should have been the end of it.

But letting it drop wouldn't bump it to the top so a new member can see the phone number and address of a competent garage door installer. And it's loads more fun to beat the dead horse of hoa's.

 

[rice rocket]

One thing I am curious about though, if every individual home has to have a gate that is always closed does the local fire department and ambulance service carry a device that will open all of them in the event of an emergency? Or are they easily bypassed in such an event? If so then they don't seem like they would do much to deter theft.

Yeah, it's called an axe.

Thieves don't normally carry them around because it draws attention and makes a lot of noise when used.

 

[PT Doc]

Holy, lots of HOA love.

If you move into an HOA controlled neighborhood you should talk with the people that live there. If you don't like it, don't move there. If something changed since you first moved, get on board and try to make a change. Bitching from the sidelines doesn't help anyone and the board doesn't know there are issues.

 

[santagary]

We chose to buy in Meadows lll in Pagosa in spite of the onerous PLPOA rules and deed restrictions because of the beauty of the area and the great neighbors. However, in the last 10 years, the organization has grown in the number of employees to 13 and the services once provided have been taken over by the County (fire, police, ambulance, etc.). So now the organization with its' 2 million dollar budget is trying desperately to do "make do" projects and convince us all that the $240 per year is money well spent. I am circulating a petition to abolish the organization or cancel our obligation and their overreaching oversight in Meadows lll. We have over 150 property owners anda great majority are willing to sign. We may need an attorney since deed restrictions are in place for each home owner. We'll see what happens.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

HOA..... I have a HOA, and am seven miles from town.. Works OK for me...

Why don't people like a Home Owner's Address?

Gate would work good when the Farmer's cattle are on the loose,,, but the telemarketers are my biggest problem... Some of those folks do think they are somebody special..

OP glad to hear your gate problem has been resolved.