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<blockquote data-quote="Snattlerake" data-source="post: 4181903" data-attributes="member: 44288"><p>I'm going to take a wild guess. It is an emergency drain for the elevation behind the houses to prevent flooding. The doors open only when there is running water. I'm betting there is a large area that collects water and there is no drainage or it was detoured by construction.</p><p></p><p>I only say this because it sounds kind of like a weird service call I had in Greensburg, KS before the tornado. It seemed this resident had a garage that was installed on his property in a local flood plane. He had received notice from the city to open his garage doors to let the flooding water flow through.</p><p>My job was to install a system that opened the doors upon detection of water inside the garage.</p><p></p><p>It was an easy install with a few relays and two water bug sensors. I also installed a wireless remote as a backup to open and close the doors.</p><p></p><p>I thought he was pulling my leg but he showed me the letter from the city.</p><p></p><p>The guy was the chief mechanic for the hot laps for Jimmy Johnson. He gave me a bunch of JJ memorabilia and a T shirt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snattlerake, post: 4181903, member: 44288"] I'm going to take a wild guess. It is an emergency drain for the elevation behind the houses to prevent flooding. The doors open only when there is running water. I'm betting there is a large area that collects water and there is no drainage or it was detoured by construction. I only say this because it sounds kind of like a weird service call I had in Greensburg, KS before the tornado. It seemed this resident had a garage that was installed on his property in a local flood plane. He had received notice from the city to open his garage doors to let the flooding water flow through. My job was to install a system that opened the doors upon detection of water inside the garage. It was an easy install with a few relays and two water bug sensors. I also installed a wireless remote as a backup to open and close the doors. I thought he was pulling my leg but he showed me the letter from the city. The guy was the chief mechanic for the hot laps for Jimmy Johnson. He gave me a bunch of JJ memorabilia and a T shirt. [/QUOTE]
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