SO WHICH ONE IS BETTER?
To answer that you need to ask yourself why? What is the single one reason you are looking to purchase a gate motor?
- Safety?
- Comfort?
- Showing off?
- Because neighbor has one?
- Eskom?
The best gate motor available in the South Africa? Let’s Compare some stuff from manufacturers.
Domestic market
- Max gate weight rated 500kg*
- Battery back up.
- 12vdc System
- 20 or so operations per day
Consider the following when shopping for a Gate Motor
GEMINI | ET NICE | CENTURION | |
How long is the warranty? | 12 electronic / 24 mechanical | 12 | 24 |
Do they offer a swap out for repairs? | no | no | yes |
Are parts easy find? | yes | no | yes |
Is it well documented? | so so | so so | excellent |
Do they offer training for installer to install your product? | no | yes | w certification |
Part replacement cost comparison (battery charger) | R457.00 | R190.70 | R718.10 |
How often do you need to replace the battery? (est in months) | 18 – 24 | 12-18 | 12 -18 |
Price for a Remote (est 4 btn) | R210.00 | R295.00 | R365.00 |
Built in obstruction sensing method | force detection | electro mechanical | optical and force detection |
Now that you are familiar with the manufacturers, let’s look at over complicated expensive problematic functions.
As an experienced installer I picked up the following
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Now make your decision. Hope this helped ~ Ask me should you have any other Questions Ask Now