I need a garage door opener that doesn't suck - Page 2

Zoolion · 01-18-2013, 05:30 AM

I have four of them at my house and warehouse and they all have worked great for over 12 years now. Heavy insulated doors, too.

Gerg · 01-18-2013, 05:52 AM

Marantec. I have them on my shop and they work VERY well and are quiet. Lifting a 9x16 and a 9x9 R12 doors (heavy).
http://www.marantecamerica.com/

bergermeister · 01-18-2013, 11:09 AM

I have a cheap old craftsman chain drive that continues to chug along.

It crapped out once in the 7 yrs that I've owned it, but it was a simple gear replacement to fix.

sonoran · 01-18-2013, 07:57 PM

Thanks for the advice all. I went with the Sommer unit and installed it tonight. It's a different design for sure but appears very well made and it runs really quiet.

Lifetime warranty too.

TeneRay · 01-19-2013, 05:43 AM

Any suggestions for a jackshaft model?

ABHulgan · 01-19-2013, 06:05 AM

I replaced a 30-year old Stanley with a Chamberlain chain-drive three years ago. Pretty quiet, operates smoothly. Not a problem one after I got everything set correctly.Mine's an insulated steel single door.

LuciferMutt · 01-19-2013, 06:51 AM

I put in a Chamberlain whisper drive belt opener last year in my garage when the old sears unit took a shit (sprocket sheared off).

It works fine and has some cool features, but I do agree that belt starts to sqeak/chirp and then it really isn't that quiet anymore. Oh well. It's a garage door, not a sleeping car on a train.

My other opener is a Raynor Pilot chain drive. It's actually similarly quiet to the belt drive unit, plus it doesn't squeak! In short, I reccomend the Raynor.

dmftoy1 · 01-19-2013, 07:25 AM

+1 on genie screw drive suckage. I've got two of the things and every 3-4 years I have to fix something. Never again!

01-18-2013, 05:30 AM	#16
Zoolion Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Central CT Oddometer: 48	+1 on the Liftmasters I have four of them at my house and warehouse and they all have worked great for over 12 years now. Heavy insulated doors, too. __________________ "I'd hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." - Hunter S. Thompson

01-18-2013, 05:52 AM	#17
Gerg Cupcake Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Left Coast Oddometer: 7,905	Marantec. I have them on my shop and they work VERY well and are quiet. Lifting a 9x16 and a 9x9 R12 doors (heavy). http://www.marantecamerica.com/ __________________ Greg OFFICIAL WARPED BEER MEISTER BOOF 160, AMA, RA, MOA, HOG Live life like you stole it! Your $5 off SMUGMUG Coupon is hESgLtqESqM1Q

01-18-2013, 07:57 PM	#19
sonoran ^OP incognito Joined: Sep 2009 Location: eastside Oddometer: 16,002	Thanks for the advice all. I went with the Sommer unit and installed it tonight. It's a different design for sure but appears very well made and it runs really quiet. Lifetime warranty too. __________________ the sun does not have no prisoners

01-19-2013, 06:05 AM	#21
ABHulgan The Flying Mythos Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Chattanooga Oddometer: 979	I replaced a 30-year old Stanley with a Chamberlain chain-drive three years ago. Pretty quiet, operates smoothly. Not a problem one after I got everything set correctly.Mine's an insulated steel single door. __________________ "I tried to move my mind there and nowhere else and imagine a single detail that, if I didn't see it that weekend, I never would... The world is easily lost." James Dickey

01-19-2013, 06:51 AM	#22
LuciferMutt Rides slow bike slow Joined: Aug 2008 Location: New(er) Mexico Oddometer: 9,554	I put in a Chamberlain whisper drive belt opener last year in my garage when the old sears unit took a shit (sprocket sheared off). It works fine and has some cool features, but I do agree that belt starts to sqeak/chirp and then it really isn't that quiet anymore. Oh well. It's a garage door, not a sleeping car on a train. My other opener is a Raynor Pilot chain drive. It's actually similarly quiet to the belt drive unit, plus it doesn't squeak! In short, I reccomend the Raynor. __________________ You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitro glycerin plant! Cobbie Award Winner

01-18-2013, 11:09 AM	#18
bergermeister housin' Joined: Jan 2006 Location: oc, ca Oddometer: 1,637	I have a cheap old craftsman chain drive that continues to chug along. It crapped out once in the 7 yrs that I've owned it, but it was a simple gear replacement to fix.

01-19-2013, 05:43 AM	#20
TeneRay 2>4 Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Martinsville, VA Oddometer: 706	Any suggestions for a jackshaft model?

01-19-2013, 07:25 AM	#23
dmftoy1 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Lexington, IL Oddometer: 132	+1 on genie screw drive suckage. I've got two of the things and every 3-4 years I have to fix something. Never again!

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