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Power is required for a roller shutter garage door...however were the garage is located, there is no means of getting 240v power

What is the alternatives...?
 
A solar panel, battery and inverter?

Bugger.... @RikoD91 beat me to it...
 
Power is required for a roller shutter garage door...however were the garage is located, there is no means of getting 240v power

What is the alternatives...?
There are also alternative types of door, many don’t require any electricity at all.
hinges etc. Can be used.

p.s. Have had a beer or two, don’t take me too seriously.
 
There are also alternative types of door, many don’t require any electricity at all.
hinges etc. Can be used.

p.s. Have had a beer or two, don’t take me too seriously.

A couple of beers is always good advice!
 
Put an appliance inlet on the outside of the garage and plug a generator onto it when you need to operate the door
 
Someone hasn't planned ahead here. A normal garage door would have been the job. Solar won't be able to keep up with constant opening and closing unless you spend a fortune batteries etc. Generator is useless if you have to start it to use the door.
 
A roller shutter door, with a decent flywheel, operated by an endless chain, will open and shut with no effort and as fast as an electric door.
The only advantage that I've found with electric ones, is that you can push the remote fob from fifty yards away, and the door's fully open by the time you reach it.
 
A roller shutter door, with a decent flywheel, operated by an endless chain, will open and shut with no effort and as fast as an electric door.
The only advantage that I've found with electric ones, is that you can push the remote fob from fifty yards away, and the door's fully open by the time you reach it.
We had three of those around 15' high and 12'wide, never a bit of trouble in over 20years , and still in good order when the building was sold.
 

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