New garage door installed, concerned about tech using universal remote.

[gnx547]

At my parents house the garage door spring broke a few days ago and they decided to get a new garage door because it is 40 yrs old. The garage door tech installed the new garage door today and my mom told me he had a universal remote he used to test the new garage door making sure it opens and closes. I never knew a garage tech has a remote like this. Now I'm kinda concerned because I keep all of my tools, auto equipment and my car at my parents house. I know he saw all of my stuff in the garage. I don't trust this guy and what if this guy decides to come back and open the garage door and robs my parents? The garage door opener is a Liftmaster. Is there anything that can be done? Does anyone know if there is a security setting that can prevent a universal remote from being used? Thanks

 

[Astro-t]

Not sure but on my single car garage I can reset the remotes. Not sure on liftmaster on my other garage...I have an app on my phone that lets you know if its been opened!

 

[Viper98912]

Even with "universal", you have to have the opener "learn" the remote. You can go ahead and clear all remotes from the opener and reprogram the ones you have. That'll clear his so his won't work.

 

[Playwme]

Why didn't he just ask for your parents remote to test it?

Find out the reprogram procedure and reset it all. Either relearn the existing remotes or older units sometimes have the little dip switches in the unit and remote that just need to be matched.

 

[gungatim]

anyone can open any garage door pretty much with the right code, maybe the newer ones have some digital security, IDK. When I lived in a neighborhood it was common for someone's opener to open your door...kids drove around for fun opening peoples doors...

if you are really worried about it, lock the door. the GDO isn't really intended to replace the lock anyway...

 

[CRF8]

Locking the garage door with the metal knob & side bolts, completely defeats the purpose of having an electric garage door opener.


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[LB-1911]

The garage door opener is a Liftmaster.

Is there anything that can be done?

Does anyone know if there is a security setting that
can prevent a universal remote from being used? Thanks

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[SALIV8]

just reprogram the unit. there should be a button on the side with directions if you flip down the bulb enclosure.

It is easy to do and the techs remote wont work then. Chances are his already has a different code in it from his next call anyways.

 

[gungatim]

Locking the garage door with the metal knob & side bolts, completely defeats the purpose of having an electric garage door opener.


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no, the purpose of an electric garage door opener is to open the door electrically, without lifting. it's not called an electron garage door lock...although we all pretty much use it for that. when I travel, the door not only gets locked with the slide rod, but it gets padlocked from the inside as well... that way, when a thief kicks in the side door at least he can't get the big stuff out the main door...

 

[upndown]

There is no reason for a tech to program his own transmitter..Ever!
Change the code, or reprogram. If he calls in a few days and says he forgot some thing in the garage that means his remote is not working. Let him in then shoot him on the spot

Unfortunately not enough information in first post! OP states door was 40 years old, but nothing of operator age. It could be old enough to be pre Sensors. If that's the case, by tuning any universal device he may have opened the reciever. Now anything with a 390 freq. can and will open that door! Time to replace.

 

[wildbill23c]

With your liftmaster, if you take the back cover off there's a purple button on it which is the learning button basically. You press it the lights will flash on it, you press the buttons on your remote to set them, or program them. You have to do that for each remote, as well as the key pad if you have one.

If you are worried about it, reprogram your remotes and the tech's will no longer work. When I was installing doors I always used the openers that came with it because they had to be programmed anyways, there's no reason to have a "universal remote" period.

 

[gungatim]

actually, with one of these, there is pretty much nothing you can do unless you manually lock the door...$30 and you're in pretty much anywhere.

feel safe?

http://arstechnica.com/security/201...-30-device-that-jimmies-car-and-garage-doors/

 

[MagicMarker]

Just reprogram your remotes... I don't bother locking down my garage doors with extra locks when we go away. Per my locksmith... locks are only for honest people. If someone really wants to get in, they will get in no matter what you have.

 

[logical]

no, the purpose of an electric garage door opener is to open the door electrically, without lifting. it's not called an electron garage door lock...although we all pretty much use it for that. when I travel, the door not only gets locked with the slide rod, but it gets padlocked from the inside as well... that way, when a thief kicks in the side door at least he can't get the big stuff out the main door...

Unless of course he finds your cutoff wheel, bolt cutters or hacksaw.

 

[Ponchoguy]

At my parents house the garage door spring broke a few days ago and they decided to get a new garage door because it is 40 yrs old. The garage door tech installed the new garage door today and my mom told me he had a universal remote he used to test the new garage door making sure it opens and closes. I never knew a garage tech has a remote like this. Now I'm kinda concerned because I keep all of my tools, auto equipment and my car at my parents house. I know he saw all of my stuff in the garage. I don't trust this guy and what if this guy decides to come back and open the garage door and robs my parents? The garage door opener is a Liftmaster. Is there anything that can be done? Does anyone know if there is a security setting that can prevent a universal remote from being used? Thanks

My uncle, grandfather and parents all have 1979 era Craftsman (made by Chamberlain/Liftmaster) units which used dip switches. Those remotes are NLA because they operate on a reserved frequency.

I did find a solution to this though. I bought a 365LM-2 kit off of Amazon and put on my uncle's opener. It now has the "rolling code" technology of the newer machines and I left all the other buttons in place. It was about $55 on Amazon

Years back and I still have the instructions, Sears made you "lock out" the rods on the door opener because you could in theory burn it out by trying to open it with it latched closed. Mine has a "vacation" setting where you can flip a switch and I guess it makes it dead and then you can mechanically lock it.

I plan to do that on my workshop door opener as I want to prevent theft. BUT, you have to remember to unlock it!! .

 

[rslaback]

I think you are overreacting.

 

[Richard Cranium]

When my two doors were installed the installer used the remotes that came with the gdo. It would bother me also if he used his own opener. Just change your codes and be done with it.