by jbrock » Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:49 pm
I installed all the hardware for this and I can open and close my two garage doors just fine. I don't have any magnetic reed switches, so I was getting ready to order some. I read the instructions again to make sure that I get the right kind. If I am reading this correctly, and I think that I am, when the circuit is open, the app should show the door open. However, I installed some jump cables on the A3, A4, and common terminals and I am finding just the opposite. I set the iphone app to use A3 for one door and A4 for the other. If the leads are hanging loose (not touching), both doors are reported as closed. If I short each one of them to the ground, the app reports that door is now open. I can order the type of switch that is closed when it is away from the magnet, but I am curious why this is not behaving the way the instructions say