I am known to leave the garage door open, have read a few reviews and examples of how to use Wemo Maker to alert and close the door. We have about a dozen Wemo or Wemo compatible switches, light bulbs, sensors that have allowed us to be creative in turning things on and off via astrological schedules, turning on outside lights in concert that in the past, would have required a significant level of effort. So I have been itching to do this project and during a recent sale.. I pounced. And it worked right out of the gate.. as my wife goes down the Wemo app turning off all the lights when we are in bed at night.. "sensor tripped" signifies the garage door is down. My only recommendation is to have a way to rename "sensor tripped" to something more user friendly. Like Garage door closed..
I bought two to control and monitor my garage doors remotely. I connected magnetic door alarm reed switches to the sensor input and the switch is connected to the button of my garage door wall switch. I now get alerts when my garage doors open, and can control them from anywhere. I've had problems with my garage doors opening by themselves in the past, so now I don't worry about that. Sometimes there is a delay when using the app to control the buttons, but after a few attempts it does work. I don't know if it is network related or other problem.
It seems to work fine but took a few tries to get it setup and connected to network. After it updated, no problems. I can see for someone who is not familiar with the setup process having problems
I bought this about 6 months ago and wish l hadn't. Don't like it. It's to slow and quite often loses its connection.
Response from belkin.comBy WEMO, Customer Support , June 26, 2016
Hi,
We appreciate your feedback. The issue you've raised pertaining to the behavior of your WEMO Maker is absolutely strange. Allow us to make this right for you. Do you happen to know if your WEMO Maker and your WEMO App are both running on the latest firmware versions? We suggest resetting and reinstalling the WEMO device and make sure that your WEMO App's firmware is up-to-date. If these troubleshooting steps don't work, email us the details so we can assist you accordingly. Reach out to us at WEMOCares@belkin.com along with your contact information and the link to this review for reference.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I needed to install a garage door opener and found the Wemo to be practical and easy to install. Would recommend it to anyone