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[Spurshot]

My 2014 wouldn't open the garage door unless I was within about 100 ft and then it was marginal and the truck orientation influenced it. The opener was a 15 year old Genie. Fortunately, it recently self-destructed internally and I bought a Chamberlain 1.25 hp opener. I programmed it and now I can open the garage door from the end of the street 200 yds away. It may work further than that, but I can't see past that.

 

Jeeze, that ol screw drive opener was noisy. I love this belt drive.

Edited December 28, 2014 by spurshot

[Ventilator]

My 2014 wouldn't open the garage door unless I was within about 100 ft and then it was marginal and the truck orientation influenced it. The opener was a 15 year old Genie. Fortunately, it recently self-destructed internally and I bought a Chamberlain 1.25 hp opener. I programmed it and now I can open the garage door from the end of the street 200 yds away. It may work further than that, but I can't see past that.

 

Jeeze, that ol screw drive opener was noisy. I love this belt drive.

Grease does wonders, but not to much. My old Genie is like a Timex, takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Err, squealing!

[Spurshot]

Grease does wonders, but not to much. My old Genie is like a Timex, takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Err, squealing!

 

....and flinging grease. Mine gave me a last dowsing of grease even after I had removed it from the garage. I was cutting it up with a radiac and slimed me on my shirt.

Edited December 28, 2014 by spurshot

[bdbake01]

You want quiet, get a jack shaft.

[Spurshot]

You want quiet, get a jack shaft.

 

 

That's what I took out. Loud as hell. The new cog-belt drives are whisper quiet...and grease free.

[bdbake01]

 

 

That's what I took out. Loud as hell. The new cog-belt drives are whisper quiet...and grease free.

A genie screw drive is in no way similar to a jack shaft. Other than the possibility of both opening a door. Two totally different beasts. Look up a Liftmaster 3800. Worth every penny. EVERYBODY who has seen my garage goes on and on about it. And a cog drive is a train wreck in terms of noise compared to mine. You have to seriously try hard to hear mine operating period. Edited December 28, 2014 by bdbake01

[Ventilator]

A genie screw drive is in no way similar to a jack shaft. Other than the possibility of both opening a door. Two totally different beasts. Look up a Liftmaster 3800. Worth every penny. EVERYBODY who has seen my garage goes on and on about it. And a cog drive is a train wreck in terms of noise compared to mine. You have to seriously try hard to hear mine operating period.

I watched the youtube video. Didn't sound very quiet to me.

[bdbake01]

Don't take my word for it then. But as the owner of 3 of these, I can tell you that the sound of the rollers in the tracks MORE than masks any sound coming from the opener itself. Not much that can (affordably) be done about that.

[Ventilator]

I can hear. It's not quiet.

[JeffB2015]

My drive way is 170' long and works great as soon as I hit the button. Mine is a 2015.

[Ray LaFrance]

On 12/13/2014 at 10:21 AM, bdbake01 said:

Just curious, for those of you who are having distance issues, is your garage at street level or higher?

Maybe 4’ elevation difference 

[davester]

this is a 5 year old thread...you might consider making a new thread, and indicate what vehicle you have...

[19Denali]

I soldered a 10 foot car audio speaker wire to my garage door antenna wire and stapled it to the ceiling. I ran it towards the garage door. Now it opens from down the street rather than right in front of the door like it had been doing before.