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It's inexpensive if you discount the cost of your education learning how to wire in something like that.

There's an order of magnitude difference in project size between setting up the old MyQ integration with home assistant and learning how to use.. whatever that thing is.

Sometimes I think clever and educated people forget what it's like to be less intelligent or educated.

I want a solution I can download :(



You only need to reconfigure 4-6 color-coded, low-voltage wires in exactly one spot (at the opener.) Clear picture instructions are provided.

If you're using Home Assistant at all, you are more than capable of installing this device.

The old MyQ HA integration was absolutely more difficult to configure and install.


That's a fair point, but it's still likely less expensive than replacing your existing opener if you include the cost of an electrician doing the wiring for you.


It's really not hard at all. It probably took 5 minutes to install, with most of the time futzing with the power cable routing so that it looked decent and didn't rub on sharp corners of the opener bracket.


I agree that it's not challenging. I'm just saying that even if someone is intimidated by doing this, it's still probably a relatively inexpensive option even when you include hiring an electrician.


Perhaps an iSmartGate Pro works?

https://ismartgate.com/ismartgate-pro/


May I suggest OpenGarage? https://opengarage.io/




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