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How to Close Your Garage Door Even if You Forget!

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Summary: How to quickly install an Automatic Door Closer - Protectrix - to close your garage door when left open.

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Difficulty: Moderately Easy
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  1. Step 1

    Purchase Protectrix, see www.CloseTheGarage.com, they typically run $79, you can discounts for multiple garage doors/units.

  2. Step 2

    Open Protectrix and Install the 9V Battery

  3. Step 3
    Learn Button on Garage Door Opener
    Learn Button on Garage Door Opener

    Press the Learn Button on your Garage Door Opener.

    Usually it's on the back of your garage door opener, although it may be under the light cover on some models. The Learn button is usually Red, Purple or Black but could be other colors.

  4. Step 4
    Test Button on Protectrix
    Test Button on Protectrix

    Press The Test Switch on the Front of Protectrix.

    Your garage door light should turn on or blink.
    You can press the Test Switch again to ensure
    you garage door opens and/or closes each time the test switch is pressed

  5. Step 5
    Mount Back of Protectrix to Inside of Garage Door
    Mount Back of Protectrix to Inside of Garage Door

    Remove the front from Protectrix and mount the back panel of Protectrix to the inside of your garage door. Use the included screws and double sided foam tape.

    You want to mount Protectrix on an upper panel and level with the floor, do not rotate.

  6. Step 6
    Replace Front to Back
    Replace Front to Back

    Reattach the front of Protectrix to the back panel which was mounted to the garage door.

    Be careful not to reattach upside-down.

  7. Step 7
    Adjust Delay Timer to Prefered Delay Time
    Adjust Delay Timer to Prefered Delay Time

    Adjust the Delay Time on the front of Protectrix to the desired amount of time desired to wait before the garage door closes. Timer options are 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours and off or disabled.

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on 4/17/2008 Wow, I've never heard of this. Good article!

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