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Which automatic driveway gate opener to use with a wood gate?
Privacy fences usually don't work well with swing automatic driveway gate openers because the solid surface acts as a "sail" in the wind.
This adds strain to the motor of the automatic driveway gate opener and generally trips safety sensors that are a part of all automatic driveway gate opener systems. Either you can use an automatic slide driveway gate opener or you would have to manually operate a swing driveway gate in windy conditions. It would also be recommended to use an automatic driveway gate lock to lock your driveway gate shut in the closed position. This takes pressure off of the automatic driveway gate opener’s arm when the wind pushes against the driveway gate.
The easiest automatic driveway gate opener to manually operate would be the Estate Swing E-S 1600/1602 automatic driveway gate opener. The Estate Swing E-S 1600/1602 automatic driveway gate opener has a key release on the top that releases the gears and allows the driveway gate to be moved manually without having to remove the automatic driveway gate opener.
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