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Mine died. I do not feel like researching new ones.

What I want...

A fancy-ass garage door opener that is ridiculously over-engineered for what it does.
 
HooperScooper said:
So I see others on this thread also have wives who sometimes don't close the garage door when they leave the house. I ask my wife all the time how the heck can she do that so it's just good to know I'm not alone.

Good to know there are now garage door openers that are internet connected so you can check the door is closed when you're not home. Mine is about 10 years old so obviously doesn't have that capability but the rest of our house (all doors, lights, thermostats, etc.) is connected. I just hope the Russians don't hack our Wifi because we'd be ****ed.
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Why do wives forget to close garage doors? They are so concerned about so many other more petty things and yet this. I don't know how many times I've gotten up to let the dog out and low and behold we are sleeping with an easy entry into killing us and stealing everything. Amazing.
 
gars44 said:
I just got one yesterday. Precision Overhead Garage, works off your phone, remote, keypad, you name it, they got it. 1877 491 0424
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Holy crap gars how the heck are you? Hope all is well.
 
Hilarious -- this thread just got me to check our current status. Garage wide open, door unlocked. Well done, family!

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uconnfan68 said:
Belt, not chain? I get quieter, but belts wear out.
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I had to look a few weeks ago at new doors and openers. The company I was going through had a lifetime replacement on belts. So yes, belts will wear out, but if you go with a reputable company and brand you can get them replaced. I have zero idea how long they are supposed to last.
 
Fishy said:
It happens all the damned time.

Now we have the kid who will come home and leave it open after she goes inside. I’d rather it be shut when she’s home by herself.

Basically, I want the ability to close the thing from wherever.
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What about yelling at her to go close the door? Seems more your style.
 
Most have gone to cables on each edge of the door that attach to the bottom panel. The center rod types are pulling from the top panel. That adds considerable wear and tear as torsional force is added to the equation. The edge pull doors are much quieter as a result.
 
Deepster said:
Great answers everyone. I know Fishy personally and I'll say this.

Call Sears. Have them come put a new one in. Don't pay for the service plan.

For the next 15 years, you'll push the button and the door will open. Period.
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BACK TO THE FUTURE
I remember Sears
 
I'm glad this topic has come up. My garage door openers have difficulty activating from the remotes during the daytime. I often have to get out of the car and punch in the code on the outdoor mounted pad. As soon as the sun goes down they work perfectly from the car or the remote. Any suggestions?
 
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jibsey said:
I'm glad this topic has come up. My garage door openers have difficulty activating from the remotes during the daytime. I often have to get out of the car and punch in the code on the outdoor mounted pad. As soon as the sun goes down they work perfectly from the car or the remote. Any suggestions?
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Don't come home until after sunset?
 
Fishy said:
Mine died. I do not feel like researching new ones.

What I want...

A fancy-ass garage door opener that is ridiculously over-engineered for what it does.
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mines awesome: remote access, lights even has a module that checks and puts down toilet seats.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Liftmaster / Chamberlin guy here also.
My wife loves the bells and whistles and return trips to see if you forgot to shut the door are a thing of the past.Its an obsession with her even though it’s always closed
Her car is also enabled so she has no need of an opener although she can close the door or view its status from her phone.
We have some critters out here that she would prefer not to take up residence in our garage .
Me I’m simple I like the very bright motion activated light, great for my current garage as there no inside light switch plus the garage light is pretty dull.
Tripping and falling in a dark garage are not good for a guy my age.
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I forgot to mention it has a battery backup that works the door when you lose power
not an issue in AZ so much but it seems everytime I’m in Ct we have an outage
 
So, no one remembers the wifi home thermostat thread?
 
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FriarJ said:
I just installed 2 of these this fall. You will be happy, if that is possible for you. Especially if your garage has no other lighting, like mine do.
www.chamberlain.com

B1381 | LED Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener | Discontinued | Chamberlain

The Chamberlain Group LLC manufactures and markets some of the world's most reliable, efficient and cost-effective Garage Door Opener products for do-it-yourself installation. The full product line includes residential garage door openers and related garage and home accessories.
www.chamberlain.com www.chamberlain.com
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I went with this one.

They had a version with a camera and ‘two way communication with your garage.’

I decided that I do not need to see or speak to my garage when I’m not in it.
 
8893 said:
Don't come home until after sunset?
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Could be related to the sending unit on the opener starting to go , having a a weak signal. Possibly there is less interference after dark or it’s coincidental.
Check the batteries in the opener itself that might do the trick but you never know.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Could be related to the sending unit on the opener starting to go , having a a weak signal. Possibly there is less interference after dark or it’s coincidental.
Check the batteries in the opener itself that might do the trick but you never know.
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Both the handheld remote and the one in the car have trouble in daylight hours but the light on the unit comes on and the door doesn't open. In the dark they both work. I'm going to try resetting with different numbers today, and yes I changed the battery. Wondering about signal interference in daylight. This is vexing. Any engineers out there?
 
FriarJ said:
I just installed 2 of these this fall. You will be happy, if that is possible for you. Especially if your garage has no other lighting, like mine do.
www.chamberlain.com

B1381 | LED Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener | Discontinued | Chamberlain

The Chamberlain Group LLC manufactures and markets some of the world's most reliable, efficient and cost-effective Garage Door Opener products for do-it-yourself installation. The full product line includes residential garage door openers and related garage and home accessories.
www.chamberlain.com www.chamberlain.com
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Wrapping this up.....my plans got corona’d, but we bought this one and it’s finally operational. It is needlessly fussy with an app, WiFi and even an LCD showing the time and temp. Perfect. I love that stuff.

Whisper quiet, too.


Deepster said:
Great answers everyone. I know Fishy personally and I'll say this.

Call Sears. Have them come put a new one in. Don't pay for the service plan.

For the next 15 years, you'll push the button and the door will open. Period.
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We have a company inspect and service the garage door every year or two...I had them install it. It took like four hours, but I don’t care - I wasn’t here. I just came home to a wonderful garage door opener.
 
They are quiet and strong too. Good stuff. I don’t have any other entrance as the garage is an old detached one. The battery backup when power went out came in VERY handy.
 
We had a major garage door calamity right after the covid struck. I haven't been able to open my garage door in like 6 weeks. (we had the overhead door people look at and they said to leave everything alone until they can disassemble and replace it) Have another 3 weeks minimum until that happens. It blows dragging bikes and paddle boards through the house. I haven't fired up the snowblower and powered that through the house. Yet.
 
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There's a new generation of openers that have the motor on the side, near the door. No more rail running down the middle. Naturally, they're more expensive.
 
TheRealKBuks said:
I don't know the best ones, but avoid garage genie at all cost. They are terrible and require nearly monthly reprogramming.
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Have two Genies and not my experience at all. Wife's bay still has the unit that came with the house when we bought it 18 years ago. Prior to today, only thing that went on her side was the spring, although today I did replace the sensors ($33) as we had recent flooding and the circuit board on one got wet.

I put a Genie in on my side about six years ago. No issues whatsoever.
 
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