Unlocking Convenience: CO-Z ADSW4 Dual Swing Gate Opener Kit

A solar-ready, 80W dual swing kit that can haul 1,300 lb gates—if you survive the wiring circus.

Ready for the Big Haul

Imagine two muscular 80 W motors perched on either side of your driveway, each ready to shove a 650 lb gate leaf along at about one inch per second. Together they promise to move up to 1,300 lb of solid metal swing gates up to 20 ft wide. In theory, that’s arm-wrestle level power without a single grunt from you. For anyone running heavy iron or steel gates—be it a suburban estate or a tucked-away farm entrance—this kit looks like budget brute strength.

Unboxing: Bits, Bolts and Blanks

Out of the box you get the main control housing, two aluminum alloy actuators, a nifty limit‑stop bracket, two plastic remotes, two manual‑release keys and a pair of infrared sensors. Notice what’s missing? Mounting screws or bolts, sensor‑grade wiring and a solar panel—even though the control board sports a solar‑battery input. The instruction booklet doubles as a generic diagram collection; it doesn’t line up perfectly with the parts in your hands. Grab a drill, a hardware stash and some extra wire before getting too comfortable.

Under the Hood: Motors, Actuators and Durability

CO‑Z leaned into long‑lasting materials: an all‑copper motor coil, corrosion‑resistant aluminum actuator tubes and an IP44‑rated ABS housing. Those ingredients translate into a gate opener that can shrug off rain, dirt and temps from roughly –4 °F to 158 °F. When everything meshes right, the duo of arms glides gates open without shaking the fence posts. But let a binding hinge or misaligned bracket show up, and the powertrain will start bending gate metal—these motors don’t know when to back off unless the infrared eye spots a problem.

Wiring Wonderland: Installation Quirks

You’ll need real electrical chops to navigate the sketchy wiring guide. Actuator wires for the second gate arrive about three feet short on a 16 ft opening, forcing you to splice and extend. Infrared sensor ports sit idle unless you source your own shielded cable. The gate‑bracket drill template? Off by almost a foot—mount the post bracket first, then lock the actuator tube, mark the gate hinge and redrill. Expect a handful of stray holes if you skip that order. If you’ve installed gates before, this is an infuriating deja vu; if you haven’t, get ready to become fluent in head scratching.

Timing It Right: Closing Delays and Pedestrian Mode

Once power flows, a hidden menu lets you pick closing delays—15, 30, 60 or 90 seconds—before the gate snaps shut. A pedestrian mode opens just one leaf so you don’t have to blast your neighbors with a full‑blown entrance every time the mail carrier arrives. Great for quick comings, but programming lock‑latch timing for electric locks devolves into trial‑and‑error because the menu labels read like desperate shorthand. Plan for multiple test cycles and a stopwatch.

Ghost Connections: Wi‑Fi and App Teases

The marketing spiel drops terms like HomeLink, Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi, but inside the control box those ports sit empty. No Wi‑Fi board, no Bluetooth antenna—just an interface connector begging for an optional module. Two remotes ship with the kit, and you can expand up to 32 fobs, but the promised smartphone magic is pure vapor unless you invest in aftermarket addons. If you crave slick, seamless app control out of the box, this kit will frustrate you.

Solar Ambitions and Necessary Extras

A solar‑battery charging port earns points for sustainability goals, yet no panel or deep‑cycle battery is included. That unlabeled barbed terminal block is ready to accept your eco‑friendly dreams, but you’ll need to pick up a 12 V battery, a matching panel and gauge‑appropriate wiring. For off‑grid properties or eco‑enthusiasts, it’s a cool feature—if you don’t mind assembling the solar puzzle yourself.

Support Limbo: Vanishing Customer Service

When the mainboard hiccuped after a single perfect swing, the friendly little keys and sensors suddenly felt like paperweights. Calling CO‑Z’s customer line? Silence. Emailing support? Crickets. You’re left scrounging through online tech threads for fellow tinkerers who might have cracked the code. If you expect hand‑holding or vendor‑backed trouble‑shooting, this kit will leave you ghosted.

The Final Swing: Who Should Embrace It?

This opener kit makes sense if you live for DIY, electrical puzzles and cost‑saving hacks. You’ll need steady hands, extra hardware, custom wiring spools and the patience to reverse‑engineer the manual. If you already wire solar panels or have drilled more gate brackets than you can count, you’ll appreciate the raw power at a fraction of pro‑grade prices. But if you prefer plug‑and‑play, want built‑in Wi‑Fi or rely on 24/7 vendor support, look elsewhere. The CO‑Z ADSW4 can flex heavy‑duty muscle—just be ready to wrestle it into place first.