As the seasons change, the insects and animals are moving into or out of your gate operator box. A few of the pests that could be plaguing your gate operator include mice, ants and wasps. This is important to keep in mind as you’re heading out into the warm sunshine to work on your gate […]
How Does Cellular Entry Work? Today, technology advances so rapidly that it is sometimes hard to keep up. At American Access Company, we understand the importance of traditional access control options—like key pads and card readers—but we also provide the newest and advanced technology systems to ensure your home or business is properly secured. One […]
When choosing safety devices to meet the UL325 standard, you may choose to install a reflective photo eye or a thru beam photo eye. This choice may be difficult to make as they both have pros and cons. Photo Eye Pros: Only need power on the operator side of the driveway Easy to align Can […]
With every command that is sent to your gate—whether it is with a remote button, exiting loop, or an app on your smartphone—the gate operator motor is moving the drive chain inside the enclosure. That chain that is attached to the gate and drives the gate to open and close. The drive chain is exposed […]
With more and more large, heavy objects such as gates become automated to help make our lives easier, it’s of the utmost important to make sure they are also safe. Safety is a major challenge any installation company or do-it-yourselfer will run into when installing an automatic gate. Gate operators make our lives easier by […]
We are familiar with harsh winters in the Midwest, and know how difficult it can be to repair, replace and troubleshoot underground wired automated gate devices during the winter. This past winter, we received a service call from someone with a simple problem: their keypad wasn’t working. There are a few possible problems that could […]
Checklist of Quick Fixes for your Automatic Gate’s Problems During the course of your time with your automated gate system, you may run into issues such as slower operation, strange noises and device failure. Sometimes this is an indication of a major issue, but it could also just be due to some minor issues that […]
Winter is over but your gate is still slow As we move into spring after all of the cold weather, you may notice that your gate is not moving as quickly as you think it should. Is your gate operator battery operated? You may think it’s not because you have AC power running to the […]
We all prefer to push our gate operators to the back of our minds and trust that everything is operating as it should, so a gate operator that has started making irregular noises is never welcome. When you have done little to no maintenance on your gate operator for the last several years, these noises […]
As most people know, the Midwest has experienced historical flooding this spring. The flooding caused (and is still causing) issues to homes, businesses and peoples’ lives. The cleanup is still in progress and American Access Company is still receiving calls from flood victims who cannot get their gate operators to work due to water damage. […]