Can A Camera Be Added To My Garage Door Opener?

Join us on this episode of Check a Pro Radio as we dive into the world of smart garage door openers with our expert guest, Cody Johnson from Garage Door Doctor. Cody discusses the latest advancements in garage door technology, focusing on the benefits of integrating LiftMaster's MyQ app with your garage door system.

Learn how the MyQ app can enhance your home's security and convenience by allowing remote control of your garage door, providing real-time notifications, and even enabling Amazon Key for secure package deliveries inside your garage. Cody shares his personal experiences and the practical advantages of upgrading to a Wi-Fi-enabled garage door opener.

Don't miss this informative episode packed with insights on improving your garage's functionality and security with the latest technology.

 

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Episode Transcript

(00:02):
Check a Pro Joe here on Check A Pro Radio let's
talk about garage door specifically garage door openers
I have a garage door expert Cody Johnson here
from garage door doctor hey Cody how are you
I am doing great I'm glad to be back it's
good to have you back my friend hey a questions come in from
one of our radio show listeners and that is is

(00:24):
can I add a camera to my existing
garage door opener well so
it depends i hate these answers
but here you go so it kind of just depends how
old their unit is um lift master does
make some some cameras that have a magnet that can stick to the bottom of of

(00:45):
the client's opener and and you can tie it into the myq app you know but usually
like if the opener is five seven years old or older it would probably behoove
you just to go ahead and replace it.
The average lifespan is seven years for an opener anyways.
An opener is the motor unit, not the remote control. So it's the motor unit hanging in the garage.

(01:06):
And LiftMaster makes some awesome openers that works in their app.
Their app is called MyQ, M-Y-Q.
And their new openers have Wi-Fi built in, has a Wi-Fi chip.
And some of their higher end openers has an integrated HD camera in it that has a two-way speaker.
And, you know, that's probably the best route to go, uh, instead of hooking

(01:30):
up a camera, just to have your control board get fried six months later,
and then you wasted money on the camera because the new opener will already have it.
Yes. And today, the technology that we talk about, that you're talking about,
like MyQ, isn't that expensive.
And it's such a huge upgrade and benefit to the homeowner in terms of having

(01:54):
great technology in their garage.
Talk about all of the great aspects of having MyCube because it has the camera.
You can let people in and out. It knows who's in and out.
You can close the garage door from remote locations. Talk about it.
So it's really awesome. So to me, the biggest use of it is, you know,

(02:16):
like for me and my wife, let's put it that way.
Sometimes I've got eight kids, eight kids, and they are all mine. Okay.
I've tested them. I'm just joking. So I have not.
But anyways, so when you got that many kids, you got that many people coming
in and out of the garage door, the garage door is the front door of our home.
The kids sometimes leave the door open late at night.

(02:39):
Well, now you don't have to get out of bed and go say, did the kids close the
door at 10 o'clock at night?
You don't have to do it. You just open up your phone and it'll say open and
you hit a little button on it and you close this and it closes the door for
you. it'll tell you if there's an error like sensors misaligned or something's in the way.
Um, it'll tell you what the error is for the opener.

(03:00):
So it's almost self-diagnosing, diagnosing what the issues are. Um, and,
to me the second thing is like when my wife takes the kids to church or to school or to to the store,
um or to volleyball we're doing volleyball now um it's
it's burdensome so but when she gets there and she's in the middle of the tournament

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and she's like oh did I close the garage door Cody's not home Cody's at work
is my house secure she doesn't have to race back miss my kids tournament or
anything like that she could just open up the phone and it'll tell her up or
down it's open or are closed.
And, and so that's what I really like day in day out use.
Um, you know, some of the other kinds of benefits of it is say my wife and I

(03:45):
were gone with the kids to a tournament in Austin and you wanted to come over
and get a rake or a lawnmower out of my, out of my garage,
but you just call me and I say, all righty, Jim, let me hit the button.
I can open it for you. If I have the camera, I can see you grab the lawnmower.
I can see you leave. And then I can and hit the button to close the door.

(04:05):
Also, what is, it took me a minute to trust it, but I said, if clients are going
to do it, I got to trust it too.
So Amazon can now deliver packages inside my garage.
So that way it doesn't have to get rained on and destroyed anymore.
They used to leave the packages by my front door and every time it rained,
everything's just soaking wet.

(04:26):
And now they actually just deliver it in my garage. It's called Amazon Key, K-E-Y.
And, uh, and you know, at first I was like, I don't know what I feel about a
stranger opening my garage door, but then I did research, Amazon does.
Extra background checks on the delivery guys. It's not the normal delivery guy.

(04:49):
They have to take a picture of before and after.
So they actually take a picture of leaving the package inside the garage.
They have to take a picture of the garage door being down.
I'm getting notifications on my phone.
And it's really worked out well. And also for me, I do like the idea of the
camera. So the way I can see that they're not roaming in my garage.

(05:09):
You know, all they do is they slide it in and then they close the door and they take off.
They're busy. So, um, it's really worked out to be a blessing that I was kind
of, you know, iffy about it first.
So, um, but I, I love it.
And when lift master came out with the wifi, you know, I've been doing this
since, uh, I've been doing this for 21 years now.
Um, and, uh, dad's been doing since 87, but when they came out with the wifi,

(05:34):
there was a big push against the wife, a push against the wifi because it's new.
And that's how, you know, most industries are when there's new technology.
LiftMaster was right. They were right. Wi-Fi, I mean, I would say is almost a must-have nowadays.
It's almost a must-have. There are a few people that, I don't know what that noise was.

(05:56):
There are a few people that, you know, still don't like the internet,
but the Wi-Fi app is legit and it's awesome.
Yeah. Cody, as always, thank you so much for bringing your expertise in garage
doors, garage door openers, safety, and maintenance to the Checker Pro Radio Show.
Our listeners appreciate it. Thank you.