Shamus – All Gates Electrical

Gate problems through 2016 Christmas holidays

Shamus — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 22:21:27 +0000

Hi, Shamus here- on holiday in Northland until January. Please txt me for advice or call if urgent, I may be able to help or direct you to someone in Auckland.

CLOSED at least till early 2017

Shamus — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:55:00 +0000

I have to move, so am packing my office and workshop and putting them in storage and I won’t be available until further notice, sorry about that. Probably will be until at least late January 2017, as I haven’t found a new place yet. Try my mobile if you need advice or there is any warranty issue with recent equipment, I’ll be available for special circumstances if I can be.

Gate repairs in winter and some lost txts

Shamus — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:37:37 +0000

I’ve had a backlog from bad weather but am through that now. My mobile phone crashed and I lost a lot of job reminders, which I keep on my phone as txts, and I may have lost a few jobs and contact details, sorry about that, just phone me again, I have a new phone now, same number- 02 0774401

Remotes can be different

Shamus — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 22:25:45 +0000

Hi, Shamus here from All Gates Electrical.. I have had some people contact me looking for remotes, but they don’t know the type of remote, just the gate brand. Sometimes remotes match the gate brand, sometimes they match the garage door brand and sometimes the alarm system. You can txt me a pic and I’ll try and ID it for you, sometimes I’m the right person to help you source it and sometimes I am not but I may be able to point you in the right direction.
If you have a remote which does everything (alarm, gate and garage door) you could lose it or have it stolen, which creates a security problem. I feel it’s best to not have the alarm on the same remote.

New Year 2016! I’ll be available soon.

Shamus — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:45:32 +0000

Sorry, but I am on holiday at the moment, I will be available on the 5th of January. Some of the gate parts suppliers are still away on holiday then, so I can’t be sure I can fix everything but I can do my best.

Auckland traffic

Shamus — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:30:14 +0000

I try to keep off the road at peak hour to avoid long travelling times between jobs, and trying to keep to a schedule, but it is hard to predict arrival times sometimes, so I try and avoid exact arrival times. I can sometimes schedule times if absolutely necessary, so ask me about that if required.

Video and audio intercoms- why I prefer wired.

Shamus — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:51:20 +0000

I have some familiarity with both video and audio intercoms and have retrofitted older audio intercoms with newer hands free video intercoms successfully. I don’t do wireless intercoms at this point, but I can point you to people who do if this is required because of difficulty with installation, damaged wires etc Wired is preferable in my opinion. When you get a wired intercom, the money goes mainly into the installation, which is normally a reliable long term investment compared with wireless intercoms which if (or when) they fail, can really only be economically replaced as a whole system, the product life isn’t long on intercoms, and systems rarely have interchangeable parts. On the other hand, wired intercoms sometimes have relatively inexpensive components which can be replaced when they fail and the maininvestment (wiring) is intact.

Christmas and New Years 2014/2015

Shamus — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:39:04 +0000

I am back at work for your gate breakdown and service work enquiries on Tuesday (30th December 2014) and Wednesday (31st) but am having Monday (29th) off. I will start again on the 5th January 2015. Happy new year.

Rain and backlogs

Shamus — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:54:44 +0000

Weather has created problems for me lately- work is coming in faster than I can clear it, happily I have my van back, which is well set up and helps me cut through the gate repair work load. I may have lost a couple of job cards after the accident, everything got a bit scrambled, sorry about that.Just phone or txt to remind me if your job seems unusually delayed please.

Another collision (car runs into my tailgate for no obvious reason)

Shamus — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 04:25:28 +0000

I will be turning up in a courtesy van from my panelbeaters if you need me for the next few weeks because someone else has driven into the rear of my van again (last time it happened I was out of a vehicle for a month). Good that i can get a van from my panelbeaters (Ballentynes, Corban Ave Henderson) who also do a great job.