MXLRplus
Active Member
Yes - how dare those idiots try to make life safer
This is an issue with the unit, not with the concept. Maybe should have researched a little better.
If all the single family houses in California replace their lead-acid garage batteries at the recommended 2 year interval, that's over 11 million pounds of lead a year, most of it going into landfills.
The odds of you being in a house fire in your life are so small as to be nonsensical. Well, unless you deliberately demand living in a very high risk chaparral or coastal desert area.
They would save more lives by making you wear a helmet when driving a car and it would be cheaper per life. But that is silly right? Or do you wear a helmet driving?
Perhaps we need to all carry rattlesnake bite kits also.
Concerning the design flaws that exist in many openers, a rechargeable lithium battery would last 10-20 years and be less toxic to the environment. My smoke alarms are this way. My garage door batteries are a convenience that is rarely used.
The greenest, cleanest, and cheapest solution would be to require the release handle to be no more than 36" above the ground mounted on the door itself. A pulley, longer rope, and eyebolt would be the cost.
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