Topens AT1202 Gate Opener Review - Vinyl Double Gate
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- This a great opener for a double wood or vinyl gate. It can be found on Amazon. Their customer service is absolutely outstanding! Better than any US company sadly enough.
Awesome install really like the strobe light idea. Well done video. Thank you.
Great job. Innovative ideas. Thanks
Thanks for this, I was looking everywhere for a vinyl fence video
Great install - thanks for making this video. Getting this one for an 18' double aluminum gate and wanted to scan all the info on these units.
Lot's of great ingenuity happening in this installation. It would be great to hear an update of how the installation is holding up. You went against all the advice you got, which was good advice BTW. If you have had any significant wind events, those operators and gates should be destroyed. Let us know please.
@@rentaissanceman Thank you. 2 years and gate openers still going strong. The only thing that I need to do which, I’ve anticipated.. it’s to keep the gates secured while they’re OPEN for long periods of time. Like if I’m mowing the lawn, or plan on working outside all day. I do that, by driving the rods down behind to concrete blocks to keep the wind from putting any unnecessary pressure on the actuator arms.
Clean work, love the additional modding...ie strobes, buzzers, brackets etc. Great inspiration for my project. Thanks.
Beyond awesome 😎. Outstanding job.....🙏
Hey Guys! Just wanted to follow up here for any past, present, or future DIYers looking to do this project. After some months, I had to change a few things on my setup. One, was the panels I build to hold the end of the actuator arms onto the gate itself. As you will see in the video, I used self-tappers and 3M industrial double sided weatherproof tape to hold it. I didn't like it and decided to mount a 1/8 aluminum backer plate to the front side of the gate. I painted them black to match the hardware and it doesn't look bad at all. The other was the TOPENS door lock.. hate to say it, love the company.. but their lock sucks! Required way too much pressure to lock right and in some cases was actually bouncing back of the catch. Save yourself a TON of headaches and buy this one...
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Thanks for all the positive comments and glad I was able to help a few people! Cheers!
Wow!!! REALLY good media clip.
I’m in the exact situation, trying to figure out how to install a gate opener to vinyl. This encourages me! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Good luck!
Great setup
great video
Looks fantastic. It's definitely a high quality vinyl fence.
Thank you for sharing 🙏
Thanks for the video. I just bought a house and looking to do this to my vinyl gate.
This is a really decent video! We’re in Florida too and have had a really tough time even getting a electric gate installer to follow thru with even a solid estimate! We’d hire you for the job!
OMG love it very clean and beautiful
Nice Job!
If you're in New Jersey, I would like to hire you. If not, it's definitely my loss.
Just a tad south.. I'm in Florida! :)
Nice clean install.
Thanks a lot for this informative video.
Great video! Thank you
Nice work! Love it! 👍🏽
Did you just plug it directly into your 110v outlet? Does the system have a built-in transformer?
Thank you for making that video. Looks great!!!! Vinyl looks kinda flymsy not just in your video but in general
Agreed! They all are.. I was somewhat taken back after the install of the fence itself, but it is what it is. However, I haven't had any problems and it will last decades longer than any wood fence that isn't properly maintained annually.
Thx for the Video....
Thanks for the video, great information. I see your doors swing in toward the motors, would it be possible to have the doors swing out away from the motors?
I would like to know if you had a problem with hurricane Ian or any storms with strong winds. Here in Virginia is windy sometimes.
Is the offset at the hinge necessary if the gates are opening to say 80/85 degrees? I have a double vinyl gate, but the posts are right next to my house on one side and a neighbors fence on the other. Thanks for the video!
They have a clip of this in their ads
Do they really? LOL!!! that's awesome! Where at?
Awesome work. few questions. How wide is the gate Opening? Is your Vinyl gates metal reinforced inside? are the wires that go into the two arms low voltage?
Where did you get the homelink control board?
Did you consider filling the posts with concrete or mortar? Looking for your thoughts on if you think that would have worked also. Great video btw, exactly what I'm looking to do. And one more, Could you have made the gate opened outward and inward? Or would it have been a different configuration? I realize that you would need hinges capable of swinging both ways. It would be interesting if I could have them swing outwardly/inward when needed.
I did actually and there was no need. The installer concreted the gate swing posts into the ground but only went up about 6 inches inside the post. They are rock solid. This unit can be made to swing both ways. However, you may consider the fact that for them to swing outward, the actuators would be on the outside of the fence exposing them to thieves.
Can you please provide links for everything!! This is excellent.
Sorry for the late reply.. turns out the video was a hit! LOL! Got mostly everything on Amazon. What are you specifically looking for?
Do you know how to increase the stall force to get the gate to close harder? Mine closes so slow it will not latch the electronic lock. Appreciate the help.
Great job,
I’m replacing one of the panels (5wx7h ) of my motorized gate. No contractor will touch it , went thru pro services at Home Depot and lowes w/ nosiness.. So I’m left doing it myself. I’m buying a panel kit and hooking it up to the exiting actuator & replacing hinges etc.
Did you build the panels ? If so , any advice?
The existing panels have a cross bar on the 2 motorized panels .
the kit I’m buying is exactly what you have.. w/o a cross. Any advice would be welcomed. I’m not bob the builder but I have tools and a brain.. lol , thanks in advance .. All the best
Hmm.. Any pics? That would be helpful. I didn't build the panels myself, they were prefabbed gates I bought as part of the fence installation.
Nice vid, is your remote program where each actuator is to a button on the remote ?
Thank very helpful
Nice video.
Quick question Sir, how many volts are these:
Strobe lights
Buzzer
12-24v
Thank you
Great video. How did you run your electrical conduit under the driveway?
@@nimster64 water jet
@@wWLoganWw thank you
What did you wire the lights to for them to cut on and off?
How do you run wiring from one side to the other side, did you have to dig up your driveway?
Before I had the driveway done, I ran three 3/4 PVC pipe under it knowing that I would have a use for them one day. You can also do what's called "water jetting".
@@wWLoganWw oh, foresight, hmm. That's a bit of a blow to is planning to follow along. I'll look up what water jetting is, can't imagine it gets wires across a driveway
@@barbarbarians1 Check this out.. I've used them before. Anything longer than 10ft can be a challenge. Basically glue these on to PVC pipe... jet under the driveway.. cuts ends off... use pipe as conduit. Done.
www.amazon.com/Orbit-Sprinkler-System-Walkway-53333N/dp/B00004S23H/ref=asc_df_B00004S23H?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80127002039152&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583726548981076&th=1
Where are you located?
Quick question.
How did you wire the E Lock mine gets disengaged when I plug the outlet back on and stays disengaged all the time
Double check the instructions in your kit. There is a way to wire it both ways like you are explaining.
How is this holding up in 2024??
I would like to know too
Hey, Where can I find that same 1/4 aluminum for the bracket that holds the motors .. I’m looking to do the same on a pvc gate just like yours .. thanks in advance!
I actually bought the 1/4 aluminum on Amazon
Thank you from us gals… lol
Do you know how many amps the power supply is? I believe it's 24 vdc?
That is correct.
Are you any where near st Pete? I need this but would have to have someone install it
Not too far actually.. I’m about 1 hour from you. ;)