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Wondering if anyone out there might have experience in knowing what's wrong and what I need to do to stop it. Owned it for 2 years, but I didn't do the installation myself.

Also if it needs repair or something, what might it cost me and how difficult would it be to do myself? Thanks in advance, I know someone here always has experience I lack lol

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[–] monkeyman512 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When mine did that it required a battery replacement. Got replacement from this site: https://batterysharks.com/. Also, maybe you should stop doing things that aren't absolutely necessary until you've taken a nap.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I would nap if the kids would actually nap lol. Is there a chance I can easily just disconnect the batteries and ignore the problem and still have it work on AC power?

[–] Hobbes_Dent 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is the a chance I can disconnect the batteries and use the garage door like an older garage door? Doubt I'll ever need to use the battery backup function.

[–] Hobbes_Dent 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Not sure tbh. I don’t have one anything close to that model but I had a similar annoyance once.

From a brief read on that link I got the impression there were multiple battery modes and beep reasons. So I can’t really answer that but I hope you can but it probably depends on what it is and how it’s configured.

Edit: for example, it could possibly be beeping because it’s running on battery and not your normal power (2 min between beeps) or, or beeping just because a backup battery is low (30 seconds between beeps) on that particular page.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Every 30 seconds. But went and removed the battery -to stop the sound- and it's still running after plugging it back in lol. But I'll be buying 2 batteries from them for $51, and waiting until they're arrive. I guess it's a law in California to have a battery backup?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I would normally search deeper before asking, but I have all the kids today and everyone's sick with either the flu or strep.

I understand the enjoyment with sarcasm, but please try understanding there's a reason I'm asking strangers who have actually slept in the last 36 hours lol

[–] cheese_greater 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for using kagi as a verb 😅 Very good, carry on

[–] TheGoldenGod 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Curious if you couldn't just remove the batteries and not replace them altogether? I have a similar model and I know the replacement batteries are roughly $60. So replacing this regularly could become costly. 🤔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Would be a better option... cause I've never had the garage power go out in the 25y/o in the old garage door. Paying every 2 years for a feature I don't need seems crazy.