Garage door opener recommendations
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BarnBuster
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Got a couple of serfs lounging around?
cannabineer
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lokie
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The Outdoorsman 101
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i heard a loud pop in the garage, wasn't a thermal crack or the sump pump. god damn electrical fire. had to climb on top of shit to unplug it. not sure the brand. i'll check later
Oh gawd I bought one and am off to pick it up. I hope I got a different one.
lokie
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You may want to inspect your purchase for scorch marks before you except ownership.
cannabineer
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Loud is a feature, not a bug.
Skewbong
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Haha, your right! Yeah I get that now, I missed the point. Didn't realize you were looking for a side or shift drive or something different than conventional. thought it was just a new opener. Side drives are nicer than that shit hanging from the middle, the only issue I can recall is with heavier designed doors...wood or smart board facade finish (not made exclusively out of aluminum or fiberglass). They burn out quick... but we always hear about the bad news, never the good. Im in homebuilding and my rep said not to do it for my door cause mine is the heavy type. Hope that helps.
I went with a side drive Chamberlain. It's the same as the Liftmaster 8500W. Now to install all those electrical outlets my garage doesn't have LOL
Skewbong
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Liftmaster is a chamberlain line. Electrical is easy, check out youtube .
Skewbong
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....if you can do an outlet. If not sure, do not attempt. Stay safe my friendBubbas.dad1
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I have 1 Genie screw drive, and a liftmaster chain drive. Both have very reliable. The one thing that has changed was when I put on a metal roof. I used to be able to open the door when I was 300 ft away. Now, I have to be within 50 feet.
Thanks, I don't need to. I know how to do electrical. I just dislike doing it. Although I prefer it to concrete and I need a concrete foundation for some brick work so I'm procrastinating. Anyway I've procrastinated on adding outlets to the garage. So this is long overdue. Anyway faced with doing the footing or putting in a few double gang boxes guess what choice I made LOL.
