I'm shoppin for a garage door opener


 
Installed my 3/4 hp Chamberlain belt drive opener today.

This week alone, I've put in 61 miles on my bicycle. But my leg muscles are already sore from climbing up and down that step ladder. And my shoulder and arm muscles aren't much better from working with my hands over my head.

Moral of the story, physical condition depends upon the muscles used and not used.

I spent about 5 hours on the project. The opener is very quiet when closing the door, makes a little buzz when there's a load on it opening the door. But I'm happy with my purchase and thanks to all that helped.
 
I installed the chain drive version of that door at my dad's house. It's amazing how much of the quiet operation is die to that DC motor. And you will love the MyQ control panel. Plus you don't have to add a sensor to the door itself to have the MyQ work. I am getting an email it's time to replace the door sensor battery..........................again. Not a difficult job but they use those PIA flat batteries
 
I had a MyQ , now I got an extra.

Home Depot had a Chamberlain replacement for my old 1/2 HP Craftsman, almost exact same opener. It was priced at $130, had no MyQ which I already had. But only one remote. I need two and another remote would add $30. And to add a keypad entry for the outside of the door, was another $30. Got it up to $190.

This 3/4 belt drive came with 2 remotes, the keypad remote, and MyQ for $200.

It was easy decision.
 
Best feature of this new opener, it has a motion detector that turns on the lights. Stepping out of the house into the garage , having the light come on automatically is nice. Especially if I've got my hands full.
 
Late to the party...LiftMaster WLED installed by a dealer 1/2019. Also replaced the 24 year old rollers with new quiet ones. I prefer the one-piece LM rail over the Chamberlain multi-piece rail. Belt drive is really quiet vs previous LM chain drive. LED garage light with motion detection is great, despite some online complaints I read pre-purchase...rarely have to turn on garage ceiling lights. Battery backup has come in handy during recent wildfire power outages, but you can only cycle the door 2-3 times before it's discharged. Outside keypad is used frequently by my wife when she goes in/out the garage door on walks. The auto-close feature has come in handy on occasion. The only thing we've not activated is the WiFi connection...not sure I want my garage door potentially hackable.
 
G Schafer said:
Liftmaster has a jackshaft mounter garage door opener
Wall Mount Garage Door Opener Install - Chamberlain RJO70 - YouTube

I don't have much experience with them other than my mom had to get one because there wasn't enough room in her garage for a traditional type.
I do know that it is very quiet.
I know that people with car lifts in the garage like them because it gives more room to lift a car.
Gerry
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These are the units Jay Leno uses in his personal home garage.

 
Chris Allingham said:
Late to the party...LiftMaster WLED installed by a dealer 1/2019. Also replaced the 24 year old rollers with new quiet ones. I prefer the one-piece LM rail over the Chamberlain multi-piece rail. Belt drive is really quiet vs previous LM chain drive. LED garage light with motion detection is great, despite some online complaints I read pre-purchase...rarely have to turn on garage ceiling lights. Battery backup has come in handy during recent wildfire power outages, but you can only cycle the door 2-3 times before it's discharged. Outside keypad is used frequently by my wife when she goes in/out the garage door on walks. The auto-close feature has come in handy on occasion. The only thing we've not activated is the WiFi connection...not sure I want my garage door potentially hackable.
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What Larry says above is true, Chamberlain makes Liftmaster openers and they make Craftsman. There seems to only be two brands , either Chamberlain or Genie. Doesn't seem to be a real competitive market.

My brother had a Liftmaster installed last year. He lives close and gave me a remote for emergency access to his house. The remote is exactly the same as my new Chamberlain, just a different name on the case.
 
Yeah Chamberlain is geared to the DIY which is why the multi piece rail. So it can fit in one box. On the belt drive units the rail is slightly different and does not need to be as heavy. Even the new chain drive ones with DC motor drives are the same. Because the motors are "soft start and stop" there is not nearly as much strain on the rail. So they can get by with a thinner and lighter rail. Hopefully the gear train in the motor lasts better as well. Mine's been going strong for awhile now, though I did have one issue pop up where it would have "false starts" IOW when the door would start it would immediately stop and go back up if going down or just stop if going up. I pulled the main circuit board out and resoldered the larger power connections and it's been fine since
 
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