ccmichaelson
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I'm pre-wiring my house and I'm just about to run wire to my garage doors. My builder is putting in Lift Master openers with the MyQ series gateway (allows you to see if your doors are open as well as close/open them remotely). I've read that it's a real PITA to get these smart door openers to work with my ELk M1 alarm panel (or any alarm panel) so at this point I only want to install a garage door contact so that my alarm panel knows if the doors are open/closed and I'll use the MyQ system to remote open/close them as needed.
Question
I'm pre-wiring my house and I'm just about to run wire to my garage doors. My builder is putting in Lift Master openers with the MyQ series gateway (allows you to see if your doors are open as well as close/open them remotely). I've read that it's a real PITA to get these smart door openers to work with my ELk M1 alarm panel (or any alarm panel) so at this point I only want to install a garage door contact so that my alarm panel knows if the doors are open/closed and I'll use the MyQ system to remote open/close them as needed.
Question
- Do I run the wire to the top, middle (along the side), or bottom (along the side) of a garage door? Something tells me I should run wire to the garage door header area so that I can mount a contact/sensor on the top (so that my kids/wife/me don't mess up the contact/sensor).
- Which garage door contact/sensor should I purchase?