What Garage Remote Do I Need?

We know this can be a tricky one so here is our guide to finding the right garage remote to suit your Garage Door Opener or Gate. We have New Zealand's largest range of Garage & Gate Remotes with over 200 different makes & models available so we will have something to suit but if the guide below isn't any assistance contact us Here for further help & advice. 

Brand:  

The easiest way to search & find your replacement Remote is if you know the brand of your current Remote or Garage Door Opener.  Some Remotes will have their brand emblazoned on the front which keeps your search easy but if not have a look on the back of it as it will sometimes be printed there too.  Otherwise have a look at your Garage Door Opener – usually the back or one of the side panels of your Garage Door Opener will have the Brand & possibly a model number printed on it.  To help we've added an example of how to Search By Brand on our website: 

A) Here is our example Remote we are going to search for on the website. We have identified the Brand is ATA (Automatic Technology Australia) found on the front & back of the Remote shown below:

B) We go to The Remote Warehouse home page & along the main menu at the top of the page we find 'Shop By Brand' & scroll through the list of brands to find 'ATA Automatic Technology' section & click on it to go to the ATA Collection of remotes. The below examples show the method to find & search by brand on our website on your phone or on your computer. 

C) Now we can look through the ATA remotes & search for a remote that looks similar to our existing one. We find the ATA remote we think is a match & click on it: 

 D) Which takes us to its product listing below: 

E) We see there are further photos in the product listing & click on one of them to enlarge it so we can compare our remote in hand to the one in the product listing & it matches exactly. So this is the correct remote we need to purchase.

F) If we go back to the ATA Collection page & scroll down, next to the Genuine ATA remote we find an Aftermarket compatible remote.

H) We click on it to go to the product listing for more information:

I) & we find in the description & in the compatibility photo that this Aftermarket remote is compatible with our Genuine PTX-4 Blue Remote.

J) So we now have two options we can select from to replace our existing Remote - a Genuine ATA PTX-4 Blue Remote or an Aftermarket Compatible PTX-4 Remote. 

2. Model: 

Our website also enables you to search by Model number.  Some Remotes will have their model number (usually on the back, but it can also occasionally be on the front of the Remote).  If you can't find anything that looks like a model number on your Remote, have a look on the back & side panels of your Garage Door Motor.  Once you have a remote control or garage door or Gate opener Model number you can enter that into our Search Bar at the top of the page & hit 'Enter' on your keyboard & our website will display all Remotes matching your Model number.  To help we've added an example of how to Search By Model on our website: 

Garage Motor Model search -

A) Here is our example Garage Door Motor we are going to search for on the website.  We have identified the brand is Dominator & the Model number is GDO-11V1 found on the back panel of the motor:

B) We head to the Remote Warehouse website & enter in the Brand + Model number to the Search Bar at the top of the page & hit 'Enter' to search for that model.

C) Here are our results for all Garage Door Remotes that mention that particular combination of brand + Model.  We find the remote we think is a match & click on it: 

D) Which takes us to its product listing below.  We read through the compatible Garage Door Motor models & see our model - GDO-11V1 is listed there: 

 

E) If we click back to our GDO-11V1 search we find next to the Genuine Dominator PTX-5V1 remote we have just looked at, an Aftermarket compatible remote option. 

F) We click on it to go to its product listing for more information.  We also find our Garage Door Motor model listed here as being compatible with this Aftermarket Remote:

H) So we now have two options we can choose from to replace our existing Remote - a Genuine Dominator PTX-5V1 Remote or an Aftermarket Compatible PTX-5V1 Remote.

Remote Model search -

A) If we know what model our Garage Door or Gate Remote is we can enter that into the Search bar at the top of the page.  In the example below my B&D branded Remote's model number is TB-7V1:

B) So I enter that Model number into the search bar:

C) Here are our results for all Garage Door Remotes that mention that particular model number 'TB-7V1'.  We find the remote we think is a match & click on it: 

D) Which takes us to its product listing below.  We can see it is for a Genuine B&D TB-7V1 remote & we also see it comes in either Black or Red colours that you select when purchasing. 

E) Just to be totally sure we have the correct remote, we enlarge the photo that shows the front + back view of the red remote & compare it with our existing remote to see it matches exactly. So we can now confirm that this is the correct remote to purchase.

3. Appearance: 

If you know what your Remote looks like but are not sure of the brand & can't find a model number on the Remote have a look through our entire collection of Garage Remotes Here or our entire collection of Gate Remotes Here. These areas contain every Remote we stock for either Garages or Gates.  When you find something that looks similar to your remote click on the thumbnail into the product page where you will find further detailed photos to compare your existing remote with & a list of compatible Remotes & Garage & Gate motor models to check against.

Can’t find what you need?

If you’re still stuck at this point Contact Us & we can help. If you send us a photo there is a good chance we will know exactly what it is. We are the garage remote experts so should be able to ID the remote or motor with ease. Get in touch and we will help you out and have an email back to you within a day.

THE REMOTE WAREHOUSE IS NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST GARAGE DOOR REMOTE STORE AND STOCKS A WIDE RANGE OF GARAGE DOOR OPENER REMOTES FOR ALL MAJOR BRANDS.

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