Dad has been trying to grab some holiday spirit by taking it easy, but Mom decided to get in to big project for the day. Today was putting in the new garage door opener which took her most of the day. Dad helped out when Mom need some mobile scaffolding. Getting the door to close properly was quite difficult as the sensor positioning was very sensitive. I think that the main bar was a bit low so that if the sensor was too far forward it would be tripped by the last panel going vertical. That point was almost exactly the same place as the proper position for having the door all the way down so just a fraction of an inch in position would mean success or failure.
But Mom persevered and we now have a working garage door opener again. She programmed the remotes and the van so we can access the door from everywhere. The new opener has a security code, as opposed to a few DIP switches and it can be turned off from inside so none of the remotes work. It’s all very exciting and we’re proud of Mom, even if she was a bit greasy afterwards.