Family Handyman Garage Door Opener Tune Up

When shopping for a new garage door be sure to have a budget in mind as you can easily spend several thousand dollars.

Family handyman garage door opener tune up.

By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine. When buying a garage door opener choose a 1 3 hp or 1 2 hp garage door opener for a single garage door 1 3 hp can be hard to find at some home centers. The signs of its impending demise started about a week ago. Go with 1 2 hp for a double door and 3 4 hp for a door that has a wood or faux wood overlay they can be heavy.

Snug up all the nuts and bolts on your garage door track and check for worn parts and replace where needed. Remodeling magazine notes the average national cost of a garage door replacement is about 3 300 although you can pay as little as 400 for a no frills door you install yourself. Noisy garage doors are usually caused by worn rollers loose hardware parts that need lubrication or an opener in need of anti vibration pads all simple fixes. The unit requires 24 hr 120v ac power and connects to the either the wall switch s or the opener s with 2 conductor bell wire included.

We play a little game here at the family handyman office called what broke at your house this weekend this time it was my 15 year old chain drive garage door opener. The genie alladin connect controller operates up to three garage door openers. This is how you install a garage door. The unit comes with one door sensor and you need one sensor 35 for each additional door.

Choose the right garage door opener. Every third or fourth time we used it the garage door would get stuck halfway up or down.