Using Extension Cord With Garage Door Opener

While a garage door opener plugged into an extension cord isn t the worst thing that could happen it s unquestionably a defect.

Using extension cord with garage door opener.

Not approved for the purpose. Good luck finding a cord listed for this use. 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. An extension cord is simply one more place for something to.

Can i use a cord extension with the factory cord also so it will be long enough to reach the ceiling. 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. What you can probably do is get a short extension cord. 97 0 62 oz 44 99 44 99.

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. The distance is about 140 inches and the cord that comes with the installer is 300v with 18awg. But i m not sure what type of extension cord amperes should i buy. Not using an extension cord is more of a strong recommendation.

Plugged into an extension cord. House inspector said i can not use an extension cord for my garage door opener. Is my logic correct or am i way off base here. Extension cords are only supposed to be for temporary use and every garage door opener manufacturer that i m aware of prohibits this.

I can t seem to find anything on cords in the code that would prevent me from doing this. Hence the need for an extension cord. Hi i got a single garage door opener 1 installed today but realized that its power cord is too small. You can get short ones for a cs or g to the computer store and check their kit of things along power strips and.

They don t want people to power them by running cheap cords across the garage or to be responsible of one does. An extension cord is simply one more place for.