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Re:Home Assistant blocked from integrating with Garage Door ... by judge2020 on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:31PM (#38194755)
Maybe? How many people are switching out their garage door specifically for Key? Every new home I've experienced has no choice for which brand of garage door opener they use, the builder has standardized to a specific brand and often only updates the model whenever forced to.
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Re:Home Assistant blocked from integrating with Garage Door ... by kube-system on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:36PM (#38194821)
I suspect new homes are a only small portion of garage door opener sales.
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Re:Home Assistant blocked from integrating with Garage Door ... by judge2020 on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:33PM (#38196545)
What would beat it? Who is buying garage door openers?
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Re:Home Assistant blocked from integrating with Garage Door ... by xxpor on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:44PM (#38196683)
IME, door openers only last 15-20 years, at least in the northern US.
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Re:Home Assistant blocked from integrating with Garage Door ... by kube-system on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:45PM (#38196690)
Garage doors openers have a life of 10-20 years. There are many many millions of existing homes that need new openers every year.

Also, openers are also a common up-sale when other components are serviced or replaced. For example, if you get a garage door replaced, the installer will often recommend a new opener at the same time.

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Re:Home Assistant blocked from integrating with Garage Door ... by godelski on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @06:57PM (#38199001)
Apartments? Businesses? Yeah, Chamberlain only sells garage door openers BUT Chamberlain Group[0] owns Chamberlain, LiftMaster, Merlin, and Grifco (I think they missed a "t" there).

Literally the bottom of the Chamberlain website reads

> The Chamberlain Group LLC, the corporate parent company to LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Merlin and Grifco, is a global leader in access solutions and products. __We design and engineer residential garage door openers, commercial door operators and gate entry systems.__

[0] https://chamberlaingroup.com/

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