Skylink 18TR Garage Door Remote Control

by Skylink

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Skylink Rolling Code Technology.

Product Description

The Skylink 18TR Garage Door Remote Control works with most brands of garage door openers, and comes with a keychain style transmitter that you take with you. The compact-size dual button transmitter can operate two garage doors. The transmitter can also

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EN46NK
• Item model number: 18TR
• Batteries: 1 12V batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,943 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #100 in Home Improvement > Hardware > Garage Door Hardware > Remote Controls

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Homelink remote system is not compatible to the Skylink 18TR, January 10, 2011

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M. Cato (Sunnyvale, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skylink 18TR Garage Door Remote Control (Tools & Home Improvement)

The title is quoted from Skylink support, their words exactly, "...the Homelink remote system is not compatible to the Skylink model 18TR."

Homelink is another brand and is not associated with Skylink. That said, Homelink works with many garage door openers, and so its a fair question to ask if Skylink works with Homelink.

If you hoped to use the Skylink "rolling code" technology with a Homelink "rolling code" system common in 100's of auto brands, too bad it won't work. Homelink is the technology behind the 3-buttons usually found on the rear-view mirror or just above the mirror on many newer models, e.g. my 2005 Honda Accord has the Homelink system built in. The Skylink receiver (the part of the system inside the garage) is incompatible with a Homelink transmitter in the car - I guess you could say they don't talk the same "rolling code". When Skylink claims they work with most garage door openers, they do but only in the most simple way. Their receiver is wired in parallel with the existing push-button switch inside the garage, it becomes an alternate switch for your garage door opener. Don't buy this Skylink system, if you are thinking like I did that "rolling code" is "rolling code" and you will be able to use the Homelink garage door opener in your car because its "rolling code", it will not work. Instead to open the garage door using Skylink you will have to carry a separate Skylink transmitter. Ironically my built-in Homelink system will also works with my older remote garage door opener that doesn't use "rolling code".

I did read extensively before I bought this unit to see if there were problems like the one I'm describing. I was looking specifically for "rolling code" technology because it is much safer and harder to break than older garage door remote systems. Unfortunately for me, the Skylink documentation was silent on this limitation, and no one had yet written it up. Otherwise the Skylink system works, but what a missed opportunity ... the Homelink system is very nice, common on many autos and does work with most newer and older garage door openers.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy for older garage doors or if you can't get the remote to work, December 6, 2009

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P. Meldrum - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skylink 18TR Garage Door Remote Control (Tools & Home Improvement)

We had one garage door that had an older off brand opener and another newer one that we could only get the remote to work every once and a while or we had to be in the garage to use it. This device works great and was very easy to hookup. Both work flawlessly and I have not had any issues with them in the year that I have had it. I can open the garage door from about 50 feet away with no issues. The other added benefit is now the older garage door has the rolling codes to make it more secure since I disabled the receiver on the opener.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised at a great price., July 13, 2009

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Will M. (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skylink 18TR Garage Door Remote Control (Tools & Home Improvement)

It took me only a few minutes to install and replace a broken Sears Craftsman receiver and remote. This device was exactly what I needed at a great price. Considering most of the other replacement remotes were priced way above this unit and only included the remote and not the receiver, this is a bargain.

I only ding it by one star because the HomeLink unit in my car seems to be unable to learn the rolling code so I have to keep the remote in the car, but that was also the case with my last crufty remove/receiver so I am no worse off than I was before.