Remote-controller for the gateway

[HAPPYGOLFER]

I live in an area with about 40 houses, and instead of having a guard on daytime we want to close the gateway and buy everyone a remote controll. Does anybody know where to buy, and price??

[PeteC]

No, I don't know about local Hua Hin. However, a few estates near where I live have tried it and found that instead of a remote, a controller box where you insert a card is much more trouble free in the long term. It's simply a magnetic coded card like you insert into an automatic gate going into a parking lot back in the west. Anyway, an option to look at. Pete

[dtaai-maai]

Whichever system you have, what happens when someone wants to visit a friend or make a delivery? Slightly off topic, I know, but I'm genuinely curious.

[Super Joe]

The electric gate supplier/installer can provide as many remotes as you want normally. Think we were asked about 800 Baht/piece for any additional one's we wanted. You can get them cheaper yourself and 'code' them yourselves if they're the common dip-switch controls... don't know where from though.

Whichever system you have, what happens when someone wants to visit a friend or make a delivery? Slightly off topic, I know, but I'm genuinely curious.

A very relevant point this, something the OP & fellow residents should give some serious thought to. We share a gate between 3 houses and I wouldn't say it works well for us despite everyone co-operating 100%, it spends more time open than closed in the day and gives a false sense of security. We've had our son and dogs out in the soi a couple of times when our 'backs have been turned.' With the amount of people coming and going, deliveries, friends, cleaners, gardeners, pool cleaners, termite sprayers, water deliveries etc etc, they just don't get shut after people leave.

Also, usually a soi entrance gate will be two swing gates with those cantilevered arms. Where the gates meet in the middle the gates are very 'springy' and moveable (think saloon doors in a Western movie). Postmen, electric/water meter readers, deliveries, tradesmen etc all have a go at pushing the gates open a little to squeeze through the gap, I've done it myself 3 or 4 times. Just a small 6-8 inch movement creates tremendous stress back on the wall where the arm's vertical support bracket is fixed to the wall/column. There's no real give there and it just rips the fixings out of the concrete time and again.

SJ

[Nereus]

The system installed at my Condo in Bangkok uses a plastic "keycard", that costs less than 100 Baht. There is an electronic "beam" transmitter about 30 cm square mounted clear of the gate, in this case a single arm, that can read the card through the side window of a car. (similar to the type used on the easypass gates on the expressways)

However, I cannot see how you can get away from having at least 1 guard on duty, both due to the reasons mentioned, plus when the fool of a thing doesn't work!

[PeteC]

I've seen three types: the swing gate SJ mentions, the elbowed arm or straight arm that Nereus mentions, and the sliding track type gate.

I really don't think the end result will be to reduce security headcount, but to allow focus on those who don't have the card or remote. The guard can 100% concentrate on those who show up and want entrance who don't live there. If the neighborhood is small, his time can also be used on a bicycle or other type of patrol, allowing him to get back to the gate quickly when he hears a honk from someone who doesn't have the entry device.

My hesitation with the remote control type device is because people will be people and kids will be kids. They get lost, broken, wet, batteries neglected etc. With a magnetic card or scanner type as Nereus mentioned, if lost who cares as no one can identify it to an actual location (don't print the estate address on it), and they're much cheaper to replace. Pete

[dtaai-maai]

I really don't think the end result will be to reduce security headcount, but to allow focus on those who don't have the card or remote. The guard can 100% concentrate on those who show up and want entrance who don't live there.

Agreed, Pete, but the OP says "instead of having a guard on daytime".

[HAPPYGOLFER]

Thanks for good advices, I see this gone be a long discussion in the board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dtaai-maai]

Can you tell us what plans you've made for admitting tradesmen, workers and visitors?

[terry+carmen]

Our old estate in Hua Hin had a sliding gate with remote controls. Gate closed automatically after a few second. There were additional switches in and out for deliveries during the daytime. At night entry was only possible with the remote control. Convenient yes secure definitely not.