 void closeDoor(){
   // send high to door close motor pin
   digitalWrite(PIN_DOOR_DN, HIGH);
+  lcd.clear();
   lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
   lcd.print("Closing door");
   int timeoutcount = 0;

  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  encState eState = encoder.read();
  if (eState == ENC_DEC) {
    if (menuPos == 0) {
      menuPos = MENU_COUNT - 1;
    } else {

    Serial.print("It's night time and we are now closing the door!");
    closeDoor();
  }
}

// Alert user to press a button, otherwise the system will try to open/close the door to the proper position
