Buying Guide

CHOOSE YOUR GARAGE DOOR OPENER

There are a variety of garage door openers with various features and benefits – sometimes it can be confusing.

GARAGE DOOR OPENERS DIFFER BY...

Power Rating

1/3 for lightweight doors.
1/2 horsepower for most doors.
3/4 horsepower for larger or heavier doors.

Drive Mechanism

Belt drive is quietest and requires the least amount of maintenance.
Chain and screw drives are more durable but may require more maintenance.

Motor Type

AC is most common.
DC motors offer softer starting/stopping as well as some battery pickup options that can be helpful if there is a power failure.

If You Have a Garage Door that…

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.
Gets excessive wear and tear due to sudden starts and stops, consider an opener with soft start and stop features available with DC motors.
Want safety and convenience of automatic lighting, consider an opener that includes a motion detector in the wall button.
Have multiple doors on your garage, you should consider an opener with three-button transmitters to allow separate opening/closing of the doors (NEVER attempt to use one opener to open multiple doors!!!).
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.

All Operators Offer Standard or Optional Features Like...

Keypads (for operation when you don't have your transmitter).
Extra transmitters (for other family members).
Open door monitors (to monitor the garage door from different parts of your house).
Lockout (prevents operation during vacation).
Work-lights (to turn on the light without opening the garage door).

How To Attach An Automatic Opener

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