Not sure where to post this....garage door lock

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Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:01 am
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Not sure where to post this....garage door lock

Couldn't see a generic HA page of the forum (ie non-Indigo-specific) so please mods can move it if required.

I need recommendations for a Zwave garage door lock....as with many here in the UK I have a simple manual up-and-over garage door. I am forever leaving it unlocked so thought its about time I integrated it into my other HA environment. As I dont have a motorised door, is there a Zwave lock that I can trigger and that has a manual override should the network stop running?

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Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:31 am
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Re: Not sure where to post this....garage door lock

[MODERATOR NOTE] moved to the Z-Wave forum since it's a question about Z-Wave locks. Could also have gone in the General Home Automation category if it were a more general question about any automated lock.

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Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:59 am
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Not sure where to post this....garage door lock

Interesting question, but I don't think there is anything.

All the locks I know of go in/through the door itself, whereas I guess your garage door has a 10mm/15mm half Euro cylinder straight into the metal locking mechanism,

An alternative might be something like maglock(s) at the edges/middle that are Zwave powered (eg Fibaro switch); then a Zwave keypad on side of garage.


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Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:33 pm
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Re: Not sure where to post this....garage door lock

hmm I'll look into them. Maybe I should invent one!

Maybe some sort of mag catch + relay + I dont know what.....

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Thu Mar 29, 2018 6:08 am
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Re: Not sure where to post this....garage door lock

Trevor,
Did you manage to make any progress with this at all?
I was thinking the same re mag locks but down side there is if power fails your garage door is unlocked!

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