Emergency key release for garage

[astroboi]

Has anyone installed one of these suckers? Do I have to buy a hole saw bit for my drill or could I survive with a spade bit. The door is foam injected aluminum.

[phildc]

I installed one in a wooden door using a spade bit. If you bit is suitable for aluminum I don't see any reason for not using it. Just remember to stop once you see it coming through the door and drill from the other side for a cleaner hole.

[JAC]

If you have a handle on the outside of the door already, you might be able to take it apart and use the existing hole.

[Pete_Coach]

Has anyone installed one of these suckers? Do I have to buy a hole saw bit for my drill or could I survive with a spade bit. The door is foam injected aluminum.

If you use a spade but, don't go through the whole door, just get to the other side then finish off on the other side. It will not do a great job but it will do it. Curious, why would you want this? It does not much good if you have a garage door opener and, if you don't have an opener, there should have been a lock mechanism on the twist handle?

[astroboi]

If you use a spade but, don't go through the whole door, just get to the other side then finish off on the other side. It will not do a great job but it will do it. Curious, why would you want this? It does not much good if you have a garage door opener and, if you don't have an opener, there should have been a lock mechanism on the twist handle?

An emergency key release is an absolute must for anyone that doesn't have an access door to their garage. If there was a power failure or if even worse the GDO broke, then I wouldn't be able to open the door without damaging it.


Well, I am glad to report that I successfully used the spade bit. The aluminum is very soft, so had no problems. It was a pretty simple task. Hardest part was trying to keep the drill straight and level so that the hole on the other side isn't too far off.

[Pete_Coach]

An emergency key release is an absolute must for anyone that doesn't have an access door to their garage. If there was a power failure or if even worse the GDO broke, then I wouldn't be able to open the door without damaging it.


Well, I am glad to report that I successfully used the spade bit. The aluminum is very soft, so had no problems. It was a pretty simple task. Hardest part was trying to keep the drill straight and level so that the hole on the other side isn't too far off.

I was totally unaware that there is such a device that disconnects the garage door opener by a twist of the key (from the outside of course). The only "key" was on a lock on the garage door itself. Every garage door opener that I know of has a release that disconnects the GDO and allows the garage door to be operated manually, from the inside. I believe it is a safety requirement. I did not mean to offend you. Do you have a link to this device?

[BuildingHomes]

I've installed many of these. They are very very easy to install and cost about $20 from anywhere that sells GDOs.

Here's my 10 second installation guide.


To install you need a 3/4" bit (spade is fine), and a 1/4" bit.

If it's a roll door, on the second panel down, right in the middle you drill a 3/4" hole. Make sure you will not hit any hinges on the other side of the door!

Put the wire through the hole and place the keylock through the hole.

On either side of the keylock there are 2 more holes for bolts to hold the keylock on the door.

Align it so it looks nice and mark the holes with a pencil.

Pull the keylock off and drill 1/4" holes where you marked with the pencil.

Put the keylock back in and push the 2 1/4" bolts into each side of the keylock.

On the other side of the door put the nuts on the 1/4" bolts to hold them in place.

Attach the wire to the release handle on the rail of the door opener.

Bind the excess wire to the bar connecting the door to the rail with the included plastic ties.

Enjoy.

[BuildingHomes]

An emergency key release is an absolute must for anyone that doesn't have an access door to their garage. If there was a power failure or if even worse the GDO broke, then I wouldn't be able to open the door without damaging it.

Unfortunately, there are many easy ways to get into a garage without doing any noticable damage.

[sunnybono]

I was totally unaware that there is such a device that disconnects the garage door opener by a twist of the key (from the outside of course). The only "key" was on a lock on the garage door itself. Every garage door opener that I know of has a release that disconnects the GDO and allows the garage door to be operated manually, from the inside. I believe it is a safety requirement. I did not mean to offend you. Do you have a link to this device?

All it is is a wire attached to the track release attached to a keyhole on the outside of the garage. If there is a power failure or a malfunction, all that you need to do is use the key provided, pull out the key mechanism and pull on the wire to release the door.

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[astroboi]

I was totally unaware that there is such a device that disconnects the garage door opener by a twist of the key (from the outside of course). The only "key" was on a lock on the garage door itself. Every garage door opener that I know of has a release that disconnects the GDO and allows the garage door to be operated manually, from the inside. I believe it is a safety requirement. I did not mean to offend you. Do you have a link to this device?

No offence taken.

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