DIY gate opener installation. My wife says, guys who can "fix things" are hot. Now, I fix everything

[@georgiahope3999]

Thank you for this video 💜 It made me realize I’ll never be attempting this in my wildest dreams but I loved the journey 😂

[@arizonaeric9598]

It's easier than you think. Start small and work your way up.

[@vernalwalters]

Ahhh seeing that chevy role out of those automatic gates melted my heart

[@rodm5830]

I love watching videos like this for several reasons. 1. Show me how to do it without a bunch of needless jibber jabber. 2. Use a tripod and get camera close enough to work to see what is going on, without having to watch a bunch of camera motion, leaving a person with a headache or nausia. 3. Good video editing with easy to listen to music. 4. Watch someone who obviously has years of experience in a lot of things and cares about doing things proper, giving him the right to show others how to do a job in a professional manner. Thanks for the professional video. It was a pleasure to watch.

[@mukeshtandeledcuxfchddgrfe8696]

Rod M

[@mrsmith1942]

where can I buy this setup

[@gman7359]

@@mrsmith1942 Ebay

[@nidog]

One of the best install videos I have ever seen on YT. Straight to the point with tons of detail. Great job

[@qomco]

Very clean work, Mr Eric. Keep the wifehappy!

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thank you!

[@valentinvalentin4759]

The closing position mechanical stopper is definitely mandatori for long-term operation of the mechanism

[@williammackey7243]

This guy is awesome. Look at that gate. I bet he welded that steel gate together. Oh man, come to my house.

[@akzmarrero6379]

Thanks for teching us the step by step.

[@joaquinmateo4142]

My favorite part of this for the final Grand Finale the best part how much something like this cost

[@andrewchiusolo1950]

Nice clean job… inspiring

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MrAceman1741]

Nicely done. Looks great

[@MFD541]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thanks for watching!

[@norcoauctions]

I hope your wife appreciated it. I mean really appreciated it

[@chriscraft77022]

that is exactly what i need.. my gate space is the same as yours.. i hope it is not too expensive for me.... its under $500 ... you earned a sub.. this is a good video too.. thanks for not talking to the camera for 30 minutes..

[@devinflint5554]

I like the Joy Division-esque music.

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thank you!

[@popcanfixit8862]

Great video really liked the attention to detail that you gave this job very well-thought-out

[@claudio6come6]

complimenti , hai fatto tutto il lavoro da solo . Bravo

[@earlb3]

This is THE BEST DIY video I have ever seen. (and I have watched A LOT!!) from everything in a house to lots on sports cars like Porsches and BMW's to trucks and motorcycles. DUDE!!! You are not only GREAT at DIY, your video production is superb (and I am a DIY guy who has produced and acted in many films). I totally understand the 765 thumbs up that I currently see on this vid, but I am BEWILDERED by the 108 thumbs down. I'd like to see those people do better. (IMHO it's not possible) SUPERB!!! Thank you for the insight!!!

[@kirby62]

Best step by step awesome simple and not complicated thanks

[@dwanmelba8289]

Inspiring work. Thanks.

[@paulmaters]

Excellent video, it certainly helped me see i could do my own gates with the equipment, thanks.

[@TOMATRON1]

Awesome DIY! Wonderful good info and a job well done!!! Thank you!

[@keithwheeler9796]

great video. slick set up.

[@arizonaeric9598]

Glad you liked it!

[@lalski08]

nicely installed Eric.

[@llkj2121]

Nice video...You're a pretty sharp cookie

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thank you!

[@buster5211]

Damn good job there bro.putting your conduit in early... now thats uesin your head for more then a hat rack

[@johnmaier4340]

Vinyl two way swinging. Gate ?

[@GoatZilla]

lol

[@kenznilyz2065]

Remember to put caulking around entire edges of box water will destroy it instantly in a storms.

[@vijaCZEk1]

Very good job and nice video :) Thank you

[@omnibuildersnz]

Great vid! I'm building a front fence with gates on my channel and had the urika moment of automating the gates!! Great stuff!!! This will be considered in the budget😅👍

[@muneemuneeswari4346]

I want E8 DC metro

[@mattmoree2278]

Great video, very helpful.

[@phill3144]

Would say the kill switch for the button opener should have been put through the wall Into the house, anyone could know how these work and work out to open the gates without the fob, great vid all the same

[@arizonaeric9598]

Glad you liked it! Probably should mount the panel inside too because it would be very easy to open and short 2 terminals; "anyone could know how these work", or even quicker just remove two pins on the mechanical arms and manually open the gates (the non-technical crooks know this already). Do what it takes to be safe my friend!

[@nitrocrew_]

A Pit Bull in the yard fixes that issue Great video…

[@AztecWarrior69]

Great video. Ty for posting.

[@TheHow2Teacher]

Ok, so for some reason I still think I could maybe do this one day, lol. You laid your conduit before your driveway was poured, what would I do if that's not an option? Can't really visualize how to get the wires to the box otherwise. Thanks for such a great video btw!

[@arizonaeric9598]

There are water pressure tunnelers but you have to backfill. Or you sawcut the concrete. I have sawcut after thoughts many times. It's not that big of a deal as it sounds. There is always a way

[@moaz888]

Thank you for your very informative video.. How strongly it keeps the doors open or closed? Can someone manually push close it once opened I want strong opening.. Which can not be closed without electricity.

[@arizonaeric9598]

You cannot push them open or closed unless you pull the pin and disconnect the arm

[@moaz888]

@@arizonaeric9598 ok

[@gabbymiles5655]

Great job!!!!

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thanks for the the thumbs up! I'm posting more DIY videos. I am working on my PETNET fix video. This company went out of business without a whisper leaving us who bought the pet feeding device empty handed. My fix makes it work again!

[@hoangtuheo1202]

Awesome

[@arizonaeric9598]

Glad you liked it!

[@AJJohnson315]

Very solid

[@michaelovitch]

Really nice work,and video : )

[@mutharasanmutharasan6623]

Palma foggy

[@SafeguardControlsLLC]

nice video great quality, we are going to have to steel some video ideas! Throw a couple safety devices on there and you are good to go! THUMBS UP HERE!

[@irishgtxx]

I love your drill bit with the hole in it like an eye of a needle! Did you make that or buy it

[@casey197930]

Well done video. Thank you sir

[@HudsonFamily7]

I've always been able to fix things. My wife can't keep her hands off me

[@arizonaeric9598]

Yes!

[@mahilamaseli415]

Clean clever install video'd and edited to the same standard - for me, tonight, sir you win youtube :)

[@jamesjames1716]

Hmmmm. perfect.

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thank you.

[@AMERICAFIRST223]

Great job brotha

[@slogie2001uk]

You're a genius my friend. Thanks for the detailed information. I bought one, different brand, but the instructions are crap...no instructions whatsoever as to mounting properly. Thanks so much. I do have a question. I want one side of my gate to open more than 90 degrees, almost 120. How do I adjust it to mount it?

[@binthrdonthat]

Your wife is right. Men who can fix things are hot!

[@arizonaeric9598]

Yes! And transcends all other things that divide us.

[@janeliu5163]

Nice video, good job

[@radrob2861]

good job !

[@halisdabai]

I like it, too detailed, and easy to grab, pls where can i get the best kit and buy? Pls if you have any online retailer tag me, the one ready to shift to my country, Nigeria. Thank you.. i am your huge fan eric

[@cheriemak1368]

Love the title haha

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thanks. I really do enjoy fixing things.

[@rajeshb3184]

nice video

[@jinfromnyc]

Nice!!!

[@asimjan438]

At least thimbles must have used while wiring the controller

[@SeddikBENSALEM]

Good job man...

[@praditmekwul2935]

เยี่ยมยอด very good

[@coloradogirl9913]

Everyone is "hot" in Arizona--LOL😂

[@arizonaeric9598]

Good one! I ok if I'm sitting in the lake with a cold beer LOL

[@pablo9317]

excelente video..!

[@jay6speed842]

Man would be nice if you had all the parts list for the arm set up

[@arizonaeric9598]

My opener came with all the parts. Not sure what parts list you are talking about

[@arizonaeric9598]

The kit comes with all the arm parts and more than you need for all types of installs.

[@Eugenetim1234]

3 years later does the gate opener still working? Any updates would be awesome. Trying to sell me lift master I think is definitely reliable but I’m not ready to spend 5 grand for a opener. Heard mix review on mighty mule and ghost control.

[@djalkyd]

Awesome job, very professional. How are the openers doing now that it’s been a while?

[@arizonaeric9598]

I sold the house in 2017. It was working good up until Aug 2017. Thank you for asking.

[@kapahi15]

nice job....

[@ThePurplePupUwU]

I wish I could do this I love things like this but I don't think anyone would hire an 11 year old to setup a double swing gate

[@werquantum]

TheRedGamerFPV They would if you could show your work on previous projects. Don’t let what’s “normal” stop you. The fact that you’re watching these videos shows that you think differently than most kids your age, which is good. Don’t stop, brother!

[@MechInvent]

Dave Howie I went to school with a 12 year old Pursuing his bachelors lmao

[@somewhereoutthere1403]

the baterry is in wrong position it must can install at horizontal position

[@congtudongvukhanh]

Good

[@cchill7]

Great video! Being that you did not use the rubber stopper, did you just install the openers so they are fully extended while closed? It sounds like you had to do some adjusting to get them lined up exactly right. I'm installing the exact same kit, so this video is excellent. I'm just trying to figure out if I can install the openers fully extended (knowing I may need to tweak it a little) without having to install the rubber stopper.

[@dmtycn]

Bought a house but only 1 door and no wires or pipes prepared for the other side, sad....

[@gennaroturco]

Hi, great video I have the same kind of opening but I'm having a problem recently. The gate stays open for less then a sec. It used to be open for at least 5 sec, and I don't know how now it just won't! I hope you know what's going on!

[@kaka2view173]

Gennaro Turco , contact me [e-mail]

[@michaplebanski1634]

Good job I learned a lot, thanks! I have a question: what happens when there is a power outage? Is it what the battery is for? Assume that battery is also off, is there a way to open the gate then?

[@kaka2view173]

Michał Plebański , there is a release key.

[@JD-sl1qs]

I wish I could work this fast...

[@Eddiedoherty22]

😂😂😂😂

[@CursedV0id]

Perfect 🤩

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thanks!

[@mkinili2527]

Hold on, he just used stable gun????? Dangerous man

[@arizonaeric9598]

It's a specialty staple gun meant for wires, with a rounded guide for wire, and rounded staples

[@intelligentcam]

Very likely

[@chriscraft77022]

how has the system held up? i just bought mine (the 400mm, they dont sell the 300mm anymore) and im about to do a video on the install........ i had no idea how to run the conduit box on the far side.... thanks again for this video

[@javiergonzalez1501]

Cual es el costo en usdolar del kit, yo vivo en Guatemala Centro America

[@eddyhernandez8209]

I have a problem with the radio receiver. Can you help me plz

[@manvo]

It's been 4 years and this is your only video so I'm doubting you'll ever even see this. Still I'm wondering how the system has held up and what gauge tube steel is that fence frame made of.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Would like to know where gate was purchased from 🙏

[@Pallidus_Rider]

@Eric Mooneyham Wow. It looks very professional.

[@aicollectioncorporation6193]

can anyone help me.. my control board of E8 Dual swing gate opener just got malfunction now.. The gate automatically open without touching the remote. Upon checking the main control board, i found 2 lizards walking around the main board. Will it be the cause of this malfunction? I already changed the code for remote transmitter and receiver to think that some of my neighbors has the same remote configuration. I also removed all power to the board for several hours to make it reset on itself. But still, no good.. Do I need to order a new board?

[@nannettebattista6224]

I think you can make it yourself, just loook and learn from woodprix .

[@evecloudlet5284]

Pure awesomeness!

[@tornikechumburidze7561]

Hi, great job first of all. I can never do this. Too much electrical work involved. At the end of the video it seemed to me that when the gates open, the gap between the gate and the post is wider towards the bottom than towards the top. Am I correct and is there a reason why?

[@arizonaeric9598]

Very observant. Hinges are offset to make the gate rise as it opens

[@tornikechumburidze7561]

Thank you. I just noticed you wrote it in your commentary on the video as well which I missed the first time 👍

[@amithav]

Can you please share the details about the product. Where to buy?

[@valentin375]

Hey amigo, really helpful video I m trying to do the same job, my gate is just solid metal it opens by swing mode, probably about 400 pounds, in California sometimes we have really windy days, do you think the wind one day will just break the swing attachments?

[@ErnieSesameStreet]

Is there any other method to do without the using 12v battery

[@muneemuneeswari4346]

E8 DC metro I want

[@SoulBoxer]

Hi. Very clean install btw. I'm thinking about doing the same thing. How much resistance could those two doors take before someone could force their way though? I want to have a little bit of security with my gates.

[@arizonaeric9598]

The steel frame is very strong and the motor arms a screw driven and seem very strong. I put a latch and padlock on the inside for when we would leave for long periods. But, anybody with a screwdriver could remove some wood boards or just climb over, but the locked latch would make it hard to open to drive thru. Hope that helps!

[@SoulBoxer]

@@arizonaeric9598 Do you think 1/4" wall tube is sufficient? I''m not sure what you used.

[@arizonaeric9598]

@@SoulBoxer I think used 3x3 1/4" wall on the posts and the gate was much lighter, I think it was 2x2 3/32" wall. Just thick enough so I didnt blow holes thru it with my welder LOL. You can see at 00:48 the post has a large corner radius and the gate tubing has a rather short radius

[@richardhunt6066]

The bars open and close the gate, but in the closed position can the gate be forced to open? Is it locked in the closed position or what amount of force without destroying the gate would open it?

[@chriscraft77022]

they are screw driven cylinders, so yes the gate is locked 100% when closed.. you would have to use force enough to bend all the brackets or either break the screws... if the mechanism fails to open all you can do is unscrew the arms from the inner fence (smaller brackets) and manually open the gate the old fashioned way

[@henryrollins9177]

Chris Craft So...would you say that a gate like this one is strong enough not to be forced open, at least by hand or breaker bar ? Of course a car-truck pushing it will be too much to handle for suck small brackets/hardware...

[@supportvital8005]

Nice job. What is it that causes the motors to stop when they are opening and closing, are they set to open 90 degrees or do you have to calibrate? Was thinking of trying to install something like this myself.

[@arizonaeric9598]

Mine were a combination of how to install the brackets and then some fine tuning.

[@mikesrandomvideos]

no jibber jabber. ha ha. I dont mind that stuff I do it myself but nice video.

[@mahaburn]

Can this be used on gates that open out?

[@arizonaeric9598]

If you mount them on the outside.

[@alanhahn8874]

Liftmaster if I’m not mistaken make a operator that will do this

[@chrisbis3929]

What size is your gate? One day I’ll make one like this :) thanks for this video.

[@arizonaeric9598]

I think it was 14 feet opening.

[@jasiu19pl]

If I may ask, can you tell me what wire did you use and how did you connect the "doorbell" gate opener from the outside?

[@BlaydeAlabama]

This is hot!!!! Blessed wife😅😅

[@arizonaeric9598]

Thank you!

[@thomasknapp3960]

Just installed a GT Master SW300DC and I need to reprogram the controller. The gate only opens about 1/3 of the way and then closes. Any help would be very much appreciated.

[@arizonaeric9598]

I have found that happens when there is a restriction. A new installation may just need some adjustment as to the limit switches. If the gate opens or closes too far and hits the resistance protection it will act like that. I had to fuss with mine to get it right. Good luck!

[@yonceydelatorre3802]

What is the make and model of the units and how have the held up?

[@samanthabarrella6289]

Where did you buy the steel frame with hinges?

[@HEAVENLYTUNESDJANGEL]

Anybody had installed this on a PVC solid gate? 5ft x 5ft

[@arizonaeric9598]

I would not use PVC for a gate.

[@jimwilliams4901]

Hey Eric what size tube did you use on your gate project? Looks like 4x4 post and 3x3 on the gate.

[@ironmike7339]

You’ll be switching out to Liftmaster LA 500 s after the wind pulls the piston out of those arms.

[@arizonaeric9598]

6 years and counting...

[@ironmike7339]

@@arizonaeric9598 what brand of operator?

[@arizonaeric9598]

E8. Whoever that is.

[@chrisssttina]

How much would the install cost if you hired someone?