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Garage Door openers - recommendations requested
My craftsman garage door opener died (the cheap plastic gear stripped) I will be looking for a 3/4 hp replacement, but not Craftsman or Sears. Any garage door experience or recommendation is appreciated. Thank you! Rick
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12-05-2009, 10:18 AM
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Anything but Wayne-Dalton. Both lasted less than 2 years!!!
I did buy Craftsman to replace both units; love them, personally, FWIW.
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12-05-2009, 10:19 AM
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Chamberlain's seem to work forever. Installed price around Louisville is $275 +-. I just had a 25 yr old Genie replaced for my mom and it was $275. I've got a chamberlain that has been trouble free for 10 years now.
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I build houses and my garage door company puts in Genie and Stanley belt drive units. They put in hundreds a year and tell me the belt drive units have been the most trouble free.
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12-05-2009, 10:57 AM
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I installed a Stanley 22 years ago. Never failed yet.
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My house was built in 1969, and it was equipped with a garage soor opener some time in the in the late 70's or early 80's. Whenever they came into vogue. That original one just died. I know it was the original one because I met the people whom owned the house back then, and he said he installed it himself. It finally died shortly thereafter. It looked about the same but used steel cables instead of a chain or a belt. It was a craftsman, and lasted more than 20+years. Craftsman was a good brand back then but i don't know about know. Mine is currently a lift master. Likely it could be made by the same people though!!
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12-05-2009, 12:02 PM
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What about your wife???
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FWIW, we've got a Genie that is likely 25 years old. Repaired once, a couple of years ago. $5 part, $75 service call. But he cleaned and oiled everything, too. The weak link in Genie's chain drive is the plastic piece that connects the chain to the carrier.
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I installed a Genie in 1991 and it's still going strong. We recently sold the house but I know it's working like new.
The only part I replaced was the carraige drive. It's the thing that pulls the door up on the drive screw .
Just keep the screw lubricated, the batteries fresh and an eye on the hardware. Basic maintenance stuff.
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Lots of luck finding one that doesn't use plastic gears. I've had three Craftsman openers that have survived for over twenty years...Two at the house and one at a detached garage were the tractors and mowers live.
The secret is to keep your overhead doors well maintained and properly adjusted. The doors should be adjusted so the springs do the work...not the opener. With the opener disconnected, you should be able to lift the door with a couple of fingers. Make sure none of the rollers or cable pulleys have bad bearings or bound up and adding extra load on the opener.
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12-05-2009, 06:15 PM
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DO NOT BUY WAYNE DALTON!!!!!
No service, no communication, no longevity.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ohiobuckeye
The secret is to keep your overhead doors well maintained and properly adjusted. The doors should be adjusted so the springs do the work...not the opener. With the opener disconnected, you should be able to lift the door with a couple of fingers. Make sure none of the rollers or cable pulleys have bad bearings or bound up and adding extra load on the opener.
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Having run a garage door installation & repair company for a couple years I can say with certainty that's the truth! The opener is designed to move the door, not lift the door. If you can't roll the door up manually with very little effort it will kill any opener in short order. As for brand, Liftmaster is good, Genie so-so, stay away from Wayne Dalton if you expect any support after the sale.
Check the springs, cables, drums & rollers when you install the new opener. Ideally you should be able to manually lift the door (while disconnected from the opener) a few feet, let it go, and have it stay more or less where it was when you let go of it.
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I have a Genie and while it's too new to vouch for the longevity of the unit, I can say that I really like the quick lift feature. It lifts the door really fast (lowers slow - probably for safety). I have had it about five years now and it's working fine so far.
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12-05-2009, 11:46 PM
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I believe Liftmaster and Chamberlain are the same.
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12-07-2009, 02:41 PM
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Chamberlain makes both the Sears and the Liftmaster lines.
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When I lived in the city, I replaced two Crapsman openers with Genie. The Genie was quieter and troublefree. I especially liked the ability of changing the security codes ( they all probably do this now)- by accident I found the code of my neighbors opener. I had so much fun driving him nuts with his door!
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