Just threw away $80 on those fancy automatic chicken door openers

Bought one of those auto doors from an online shop six weeks ago and it already stopped working. The timer got all messed up and the door wouldn't close until 10am so my girls were stuck inside way too long. Called customer support and they said it was a sensor issue and basically told me to buy a new one. Went back to my old manual door setup today and I'm never trusting that tech again. Anyone else have bad luck with these auto doors or did I just pick a junk brand?

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jason9587d ago

@brian_coleman nailed it, that's a bummer about your door and I hope your girls are doing okay now.

brian_coleman7d ago

Heard a few people on another forum talking about the same thing happening with those automatic doors. They said the cheap ones basically have sensors that can't handle dust or humidity, so they fail fast if you live anywhere with weather. Not surprised yours crapped out after six weeks, seems like a common pattern with that brand of gadget. Makes you wonder why they can't just build something that lasts longer than a season, right?