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Garage door opener

Post by JCN » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:21 pm

I have no idea where to post this question so I'll try gardening and tractoring even though it's more of a home maintenance question!

Has anyone here installed a garage door opener? I have a manual roll up door on a spare third car garage (my current gun storage room and future reloading station!). I'd like to have an electric opener installed. Is it something I can do myself or should I contact a professional??
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Re: Garage door opener

Post by Cofisher » Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:06 am

You can do it. I have. Measure twice, cut once.
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Re: Garage door opener

Post by Henry88 » Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:06 am

I think it's somewhere between CroMagnam and Steven Hawking.

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Re: Garage door opener

Post by GFK » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:39 am

You should be able to. I have installed two so far. Both were different. One was attached to the door (easiest). Due to a support beam placement, the other type was attached to the door shaft (took more time). If you have a uninterrupted period, it probably take 2-3 hours or so.
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Post by daytime dave » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:45 am

I agree with GFK. A couple of hours and you should be all set. Good luck and keep us posted.

Take pictures and post them. Hmmmm, maybe we need a home improvement section?
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Re: Garage door opener

Post by JCN » Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:05 am

Appreciate the responses. I'll see how much the garage door guys want to charge before jumping in.
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Re: Garage door opener

Post by JCN » Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:06 am

daytime dave wrote:I agree with GFK. A couple of hours and you should be all set. Good luck and keep us posted.

Take pictures and post them. Hmmmm, maybe we need a home improvement section?
There are probably quite a few sections we can group together like gardening, home improvement, maybe a few others? Kind of like what you guy did with the 'other Henry's' area.
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Re: Garage door opener

Post by GFK » Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:54 pm

I think the cost of installation is what prompted me to install the first one. As I recall, installation costed more than the opener. The last opener I installed (iDrive) had a 10 year warranty. It has been there for more than 10 years so far. I have had the motor replaced once though during that time. But, the company is no longer around. From what I understand, it was bought by Genie.
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Re: Garage door opener

Post by JCN » Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:26 pm

I had a feeling that was the case. Looks like the builder has the garage prewired as well. There's even a power outlet right where I'll be mounting it.
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Re: Garage door opener

Post by GFK » Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:36 pm

Go for it! The Internet is always there. And, we may be able to offer a thing or two as well.
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