A Tale of Two Remotes

Remember the Dr. Seuss book "Old Hat, New Hat?  I don't want to be a spoiler but I probably should have named this entry Old Remote, New Remote.

Champagne Clicker

There have been so many times when I've been working outside and both the side door and front door were locked.  The cars were all safely locked in the garage. And I needed to get in.  So when we saw the display at we thought this might be a good Fathers Day gift.

I was concerned about compatibility but it clearly named the brand of garage opener we have as one of the brands this switch was compatible with.

It wasn't!  Even a trip to the Internet yielded only disappointing news.  Several people had responded to this product and the overall scoring was high except for a couple having to do with our brand.  They were not happy campers, indeed.

LiftMaster control unit

When I tried to install the new remote it refused to take the new codes.  Nothing we saw on the Internet comforted or enlightened us.  Carolyn thought we should try the old unit that has been sitting on the side of the garage since we bought the house.  I had thought it was broken.  And we had no clue how to program it;

The battery was certainly dead and it was one of those kind that is carried no where but Radio Shack.  And we had no idea how we would program it.  Fortunately I was able quickly to identify the unit and find instructions for it on the Web.  So we ended up with the remote control we wanted. 

Net result, we have a remote unit that does what we need and we got it for the price of a battery, not the price of a new unit.  Old Hat,  New Hat, New Remote, Old Remote.