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CHOOSE YOUR GARAGE DOOR OPENER
There are a variety of garage door openers with various features and benefits – sometimes it can be confusing.
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Garage Door Openers Differ By: |
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Power Rating:
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1/3 for most doors. |
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1/2 horsepower for larger or heavier doors
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Drive Mechanism:
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Belt drive is quietest |
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Chain and screw drives are more durable but may require more maintenance.
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Motor Type
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AC is most popular |
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DC motors offer softer starting/stopping
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If You Have a Garage Door that… |
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Is adjacent to a bedroom you may want an operator with quiet operation. Consider a belt drive operator or an operator with a vibration isolation system (VIS) or both.
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Is opened frequently, you may want to consider a opener with chain operation.
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Gets excessive wear and tear due to sudden starts and stops, consider an opener with soft start and stop features available with DC motors.
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Want safety and convenience of automatic lighting, consider an opener that includes a motion detector in the wall button.
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Have multiple doors on your garage, you should consider an opener with three-button transmitters to allow separate opening/closing of the doors.
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Have an extended height door, be sure to get a rail that fits your door height. Residential rails come in lengths for 7, 8 and 10 ft high doors. Door higher than 10 feet may require a commercial operator.
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All Operators Offer as Standard or Optional Features |
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Keypads (for operation when you don’t have your transmitter) |
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Extra transmitters (for other family members) |
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Open door monitors (to monitor the garage door from different parts of your house) |
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Lockout (prevents operation during vacation) |
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Worklights (to turn on the light without opening the garage door) | | |
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