CO-Z Automatic Sliding Gate Opener 1400 lb 40 ft Gates 110V Chain Drive

Not a compensated comment. Overall you can't beat the quality of this product so far, it is hard to say how long the motor will last, but hopefully you can get replacement parts and that would be a plus! Very clean installation and with some modifications it has met my expectations. First of all it comes with basically everything you will need to get it going. The anchors would be a nice addition, I used 3/8 in and is very solid, make sure you start with a good foundation. On my install I timed it with the concrete pour for the gate so is one big slab of concrete and it is solid. My electrical box is on the opposite side of the driveway so I used the gate track and ran the thermostat cable under it, perfect for my needs. The gate was built at exactly 20 ft so no chain modification was required. Since the gate has a lot of metal at the bottom I had to extend the antenna, now it goes all the way up the pole and I can operate the gate at a much farther distance. Looking into adding WIFI module any recommendations would be appreciated. The bolts were a little too long for my gate and should be design with security in mind, maybe allen type or tork head, but nothing a cutting disk can't manage and in my case they are not exposed to the outside where they can be tampered with. The chain tension brackets could use an up and down side to side adjustment sort of like a cross type to be able to offer better adjustment capability to the chain. In my case they worked out just fine. The L bracket could be shorter where the chain bolts down to, just in case the gate pole is too close and hits it, in my case it was perfect and barely miss the poles. The instructions could be better, seems like this is a big issue with some owners. The remotes. I don't like to be looking for a remote while I'm driving to open a gate. I went ahead an installed a visor clip, most will do just make sure the screws you use are not too long that can damage the electronics inside the remote. The wireless keypad works great and should be part of the opener's package, maybe a compatible sensor also. I tried installing a sensor but had no luck, (wired according to 2 videos I watched on U2B) but instead of retracting or stopping the gate when the beam was broken (could hear the relay and the light change from yellow to red) the gate just kept going so I removed it and return it, I will try again since I believe the problem was with the sensor. I would recommend this product at this time. I'm hoping to get many years of trouble free performance, only time will tell. Last but not least, don't forget to lube the chain every so often. Update July 14, 2021, since there is a sidewalk by the gate I installed a strobe light, comes on and off when the gate closes or opens, great visual indications the gate is moving. Will try a WIFI smart switch shortly to see if I can voice open and close. Just need to find a compatible remote for the WIFI switch to simulate the button press to open and close and install a wired magnetic sensor for status checks, or figure out which terminals to hook up the switch to the board if possible, but there is not much information out there for this and the schematic in the manual that came with the opener is not for the model I actually got. Basically the same thing I did for the garage opener and it works like a charm. I like the idea of Alexa opening or closing the gate as I depart or arrive to the house. This would complete this project! UPDATE, 16th July 2021, finally got the voice open/close going, works like a charm with status command. I have to say I'm impressed with this opener. I can open the Alexa app coming back to the house and open the front gate using voice commands with security passcode, the gate is 20 ft long so it takes a while for it to open, I wish the opener had 2 speeds a slow/fast but it doesn't so this way I can have it open by the time I arrive at the house and don't have to stop traffic waiting on it to open. I can also open the garage door the same way. UPDATE: October 2021, Customer support has been excellent! The seller got your back!

So far so good, great price and strong enough, easy instalation!

We electrified our existing gate. We did a fair amount of research and decided on the C)-Z opener for the following reasons. 1. Price 2. was amazon support and warranty 3. The reviews were pretty good 4. Auto close feature sounds good... hope I can find out how to activate this 5. It works with a infrared safety switch ( extra) so it on't close on your car, your dog, etc 6. It can work with a key pad for delivery or emergency service entrance 7. speaking of emergency there is a simple keyed manual operation for times when the power is out or whatever. 8. It can operate a courtesy light. 9. It said it would operate a 1400 pound gate 40 ft long. Honestly who has a gate like that? Fort Knox ? We have an 350 pound gate rolling across our asphalt drive with a two wheel trolley out front and 3 rollers on 3 pipes bolted to the fence. Pretty standard. We changed the front wheels from 6 to 8". One wheel is a hard acrylic and other is steel wheel with a V groove. Matching V groved track was secured to the drive. This guides the gate. Make sure your gate rolls straight and easy. Fix any imbalance or tracking issues before installing the opener. We poured 16x18x18 pier to support the opener. We ran house current out to the pier and embedded the J bolts afixed to the support stand into the we cement. Installation was pretty easy to follow except we lost a page of instruction for awhile - we had the open and closed magnet positions reversed. FYI the high position magnet is the open limit and the lower position one is the close limit. To learn the magnet position disengage the drive chain gear. move the gate to the desired open or closed position and pass the magnet behind the running opener until it stops. Do this repeatedly until you know where the magnet needs to to be mounted. Be sure to start with a magnet position so the gate will stop a little short and then sneak up on the final adjustment. If you do screw up unbolt the chain to release. At this time we realized having a power off switch is very helpful as the gate will NOT STOP TRYING TO CLOSE if it hits something. always keep the remote in hand when first testing in case you need to stop. Begin testing with the gate in the middle position for safety. Now 9 months later. We love our automated gate. We operate it 6 - 12 times a day. Likely you will have to do maintenance or make adjustments from time to time. Our gate wheels and track require maintenance. and we do spray grease on the chain and moving parts. Today I had to move a magnet closer to the control box so the control would detect the magnet reliably. Not sure why that changed but I also stuck an additional little rare earth magnet on the original magnet to boost it's strength. So be prepared to maintain the operation. That's it - we love it after pulling this gate shut for 20 years... The remote works from 3-400 ft away. I bought more remotes so we can have them in all the cars, golf carts, and tractors. Do it - you will be glad you did. Oh yeah the DC feature requires 24v - that might work some of you.

I've had a side-yard access gate at my house for approximately 7 years. This is my 3rd gate opener and it should have been my first. I went through two different iterations of rack-and-pinion, low-voltage gate openers from Gate Crafters at the cost of $600 each, and neither one ever worked right. The first one had horrible range and would over-run the limit if it got misaligned. The second one wasn't much better, but the range was approved. The problem with those systems is that it would count revolutions of the motor and count them back down when closing - if the rack skips on the pinion at all while opening, it will try to close past the stop point, and the motor wasn't smart enough to stop - it eventually would have burned up. So the gate always needed to be supervised. What's the point then? Might as well manually open it. Sure, I had to wire 110v for this one, but its worth it! The chain drive is far superior to rack and pinion as it is much less susceptible [impossible?] to skipping. I had to adjust the rack every season to account for temperature changes - that problem appears to go away with this one. This motor is powerful - much more so than the low-voltage one previously; if the rack and pinion were too tight it would just stop moving the gate (extremely frustrating). Again, what's the point of a gate opener then? Installation? I'm a pretty experienced DIYer and figured this out in spite of the quite unclear instructions. Now that I have it installed I see there are many YouTube videos to assist. Just make sure you have something to shorten a chain - I ended up having to cut it off and clean up the end link with a Dremel. Use 1/2" concrete anchors and shim to level if you need to. Oddly, I set the reverse switch as it suggested, but that was unnecessary. I haven't setup auto-close on it, nor the IR sensor (on order) - so I'll have to work through that if my open/close is backwards. Instructions sure could have been clearer on this. Installation time? A couple trips to the hardware store (electrical and concrete anchors). About 2 hours to get the 100v run to it. About 2 hours to test the motor to see how it works with the limit magnets and determine exactly where the motor will be placed as well as the limit magnets (I highly recommend taking your time here to make sure you fully understand before you mount it). About another 3 hours to get it fully mounted, chain installed and tested. Finally, I spent 2 hours playing with it in amazement that it it actually worked correctly unlike the much more expensive previous models. Wow, 5-stars because of price, performance and quality. 1-star for instructions.

Awesome

This CO-Z sliding gate opener has been an excellent upgrade for my property security. The 1400lb capacity handles my heavy gate with ease and operates smoothly every time. Installation was straightforward with clear instructions and all necessary hardware included. The hardware security system kit is comprehensive with quality components that feel durable and built to last. The motor is powerful yet surprisingly quiet during operation. The remote controls work reliably from a good distance and the response time is quick. I appreciate the safety features including obstacle detection which prevents the gate from closing on objects. The unit handles gates up to 40 feet which gives plenty of range for most residential applications. The chain drive system is well-engineered and requires minimal maintenance. The control board has useful features like adjustable opening/closing speed. For the price, this is an exceptional value compared to professionally installed systems. Perfect for anyone looking to automate their sliding gate with a reliable, powerful opener.

It’s really great product and easy to install!

The gate motor came in perfect the driver was exceptional he actually called me and I ask him to put it inside the gate and he said he would be more than happy to it was great experiance

Recomiendo amplia mente éste producto, funcionó perfectamente y sin problemas y lo mejor es que puede con el trabajo.