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How Long Should a Gate Motor Last? A question we are asked almost every week is, “How long should a gate motor last?“ The honest answer is that there isn’t a simple number. We’ve seen gate motors fail after only a few years, while we’ve also serviced motors that are more than 30 years old…
Control Your Gate & Garage from Your Phone – Here’s How Have you pressed your remote, heard your gate motor beep, but the gate simply won’t open? This is one of the most common issues homeowners experience with automated gates in Cape Town. The good news is that a beeping gate motor is usually trying…
Control Your Gate and Garage from Your Phone – Here’s How Imagine pulling into your driveway and opening your gate and garage door with a tap on your phone. No searching for remotes. No worrying about lost transmitters. No wondering if you remembered to close the garage when you left home. Thanks to modern smart…
What Causes Gate Motors to Jam? A gate motor that suddenly jams or stops working can be frustrating, inconvenient, and even a security risk for your home or business. Whether your gate refuses to open, gets stuck halfway, or makes unusual noises during operation, a jammed gate motor is usually a sign that something within…
Budget vs Premium Gate Motors: Is It Worth Paying More? We’ve all been in that place where we compare prices and find ourselves thinking, “Surely the cheaper motor will do the job?” It’s a thought that’s understandable. After all, a gate motor’s a gate motor, right?Not quite. Like most things in life from tires to…
Behind the Scenes: A Day with a Planet Automation Technician When your gate won’t budge or your garage door jams halfway, you probably don’t give much thought to who gets it moving again. Behind each correctly working gate in Cape Town is a technician who knows what a burnt fuse sounds like from a mile…
Smart Home, Smart Gate: How to Integrate Your Driveway with Voice and App Control Picture coming home from a long day at work and instead of juggling your remotes, you say, “Hey Google, open the gate.” No fumbling, no waiting, just smooth, smart automation.Across Cape Town, everyday devices such as gates, garage doors, and lights…
When Your Gate Motor Fails: 5 Signs to Watch Before It’s Too Late You know that feeling when your gate just stops halfway. Or worse. It refuses to open when you’re running late? With most hardworking machines, gate motors don’t just quit out of nowhere; they whisper before they scream. Ignoring those subtle signs could…
Why Your ET BlueMix Remote Suddenly Stops Working Are You Unknowingly Unprogramming Your NICE BlueMix Remote? Cape Town’s Most Underestimated Gate & Garage Issue You press your NICE BlueMix remote. Nothing happens. You press it again. Still, nothing. Panic sets in. Has your gate motor become stuck? Has the remote broken? In most cases, the…
How to Program Garage & Gate Remotes in Cape Town From Doorman to Centurion. We Make Smart Access Simple Whether you’re in Constantia, Claremont, or Camps Bay, one thing is for sure. When your garage or gate remote stops working, it’s more than an inconvenience. It’s a disruption. At Planet Automation, we specialize in fast,…
