Best Safety Sensors for Swing Gates: Photo Eyes vs. Ground Loops | Automated Gate Company
If you own an automatic swing gate in Sacramento, Placer, or Nevada County, choosing the right safety sensors is essential for protecting people, vehicles, and property. In Northern California—where driveways often see mixed vehicle and foot traffic, and weather swings from summer heat to winter rain—using the right combination of gate safety devices is key […]
Vinyl Electric Driveway Gates: How to Automate the Classic Corral Look | Automated Gate Company
Summary of Concerns Durability Light-duty components (gears, control boards) are prone to premature failure and susceptible to moisture/weather. Repair High rate of part obsolescence; replacement parts are often unavailable, forcing customers to buy entire new units instead of a simple repair part. Reliability Designed for extremely low-frequency use and are highly intolerant of slight gate […]
Essential Sensors You Need and Want For Your Electric Gate | Automated Gate Company
Your automated gate’s operator is the muscle. The sensors are the brains. They’re what prevent the gate from closing on your kid’s bike, what detect your car approaching so you don’t have to roll down the window in the rain, and what keep the system from operating when something isn’t right. Some of these sensors […]
Reasons We Do Not Recommend Mighty Mule Gate Openers | Automated Gate Company
Summary of Concerns Durability Light-duty components (gears, control boards) are prone to premature failure and susceptible to moisture/weather. Repair High rate of part obsolescence; replacement parts are often unavailable, forcing customers to buy entire new units instead of a simple repair part. Reliability Designed for extremely low-frequency use and are highly intolerant of slight gate […]
Common Pests That Destroy Automated Gates (And How to Stop Them) | Automated Gate Company
You press the remote. Nothing happens. You check the battery, check the breaker, walk down to the gate—and when you open the operator housing, you find the real problem: a nest of chewed wires, a circuit board crawling with ants, or a slug trail bridging two contacts that should never touch. This isn’t a rare […]