Using Extension Cord With Garage Door Opener
The distance is about 140 inches and the cord that comes with the installer is 300v with 18awg.
Using extension cord with garage door opener. Extension cords are only supposed to be for temporary use and every garage door opener manufacturer that i m aware of prohibits this. 97 0 62 oz 44 99 44 99. An extension cord is simply one more place for. Now if there is a cord that is listed for garage door openers and a garage door is considered an appliance i think it does fit the definition then perhaps you could use an ext.
House inspector said i can not use an extension cord for my garage door opener. I can t seem to find anything on cords in the code that would prevent me from doing this. Extension cords are only supposed to be for temporary use and every garage door opener manufacturer that i m aware of prohibits this. Can i use a cord extension with the factory cord also so it will be long enough to reach the ceiling.
11 14 2014 10 13 pm 14. Not using an extension cord is more of a strong recommendation. Good luck finding a cord listed for this use. I have a receptacle on the ceiling but the cord didnt reach so i used a 2 foot piece of sj with a male and female end.
I have a very tall garage door that has a garage door opener receptacle that is too far away for the cord on the unit to reach. What you can probably do is get a short extension cord. Hi i got a single garage door opener 1 installed today but realized that its power cord is too small. Is my logic correct or am i way off base here.
Hence the need for an extension cord. Not approved for the purpose. Genie gen39026r garage door opener extension kit for 5 piece belt drive tube rails one size metallic 4 7 out of 5 stars 141 37 97 37. They don t want people to power them by running cheap cords across the garage or to be responsible of one does.
But i m not sure what type of extension cord amperes should i buy. While a garage door opener plugged into an extension cord isn t the worst thing that could happen it s unquestionably a defect.