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Edinburg Fence & Gate Fence & gate construction — Hidalgo County

Site plan G-2 — automation rough-in

Gate openers, wired the way they should be.

Slide and swing operators with safety sensors, exit loops, and keypads — on gates we build, and on gates that were already there when you bought the house.

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SITE PLAN — GATE AUTOMATION ROUGH-IN HOUSE CONDUIT — RUN BEFORE THE CONCRETE GOES IN OPERATOR EXIT LOOP PHOTO EYES — BEAM ACROSS THE OPENING KEYPAD / CALL BOX AT DRIVER'S WINDOW STREET MANUAL RELEASE REQUIRED — ASK TO BE SHOWN IT BEFORE THE CREW LEAVES
G-2  Automation rough-in CONDUIT BEFORE CONCRETE — RETROFITTING MEANS CUTTING IT BACK OUT

Retrofit or new build

ASSESSMENT

Adding an operator to an existing gate is common and usually possible, but the gate must be square, move freely, and be rigid enough not to flex under the drive arm. A gate that already sags will sag faster once a motor is pushing it.

Power at the gate

Operators need power at the column: a trenched conduit run from the house, or a solar panel and battery sized to how often the gate actually cycles. Solar is genuinely viable in this climate — but a gate opening forty times a day needs far more panel than one opening four.

Linear swing arm gate operator mounted to the frame of a black ornamental iron gate
Swing arm operator on an iron gateRETROFITTED TO A GATE THAT WAS ALREADY THERE

Safety is not an upsell

SPECIFICATION

Photo eyes and edge sensors stop the gate when something is in the path. Automated gates are heavy, and they close on children, pets, and car doors. An installer who treats sensors as an optional extra is telling you something about how they work.

Getting in and out

Remotes for the household, a keypad at the driver's window for everyone else, and an exit loop buried in the drive so the gate opens on the way out without a button. A call box matters if you take deliveries and are not always home.

When the power goes

Every operator has a manual release, so you won't get trapped behind your own gate during an outage. The crew should show you where it is and how to use it before they leave. Ask if nobody offers.

Common questions

FAQ
Solar or wired power?

Both work here. Solar suits gates that cycle a handful of times a day and avoids trenching. A gate opening forty times a day needs considerably more panel and battery than one opening four, so the honest answer depends on your traffic. Wired is more reliable at high cycle counts.

What happens in a power outage?

Every operator has a manual release so you are never trapped behind your own gate. The crew should show you where it is and how to use it before the crew leaves the site. If nobody offers, ask — it is the one piece of the system you may need at the worst moment.

Can you automate a gate I already have?

Usually. The gate has to be square, moving freely, and rigid enough not to flex under the drive arm. A gate that already sags will sag faster with a motor pushing it, so sometimes the honest answer is to fix the gate first and automate second.

Do I really need safety sensors?

Yes. Photo eyes and edge sensors stop the gate when something is in the path, and automated gates are heavy enough to injure a child or a pet and to damage a car door. Any installer treating entrapment protection as an optional upsell is telling you something about how they work.