I am coming to the conclusion that.....I've been so satisfied with my prior
Genie screw drive unit after 18 years of solid use that I should just go out
and buy another one, even though something better may be out there. Thanks
to all for great assistance.

Smarty


"Alan Chen" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Apr 22, 9:34 am, "Art" wrote:
Wayne Dalton interesting unit. My parent's has had one on a Wayne Dalton
double door for 3.5 years with no problems. They also make a unit for
non
Wayne Dalton doors:

http://www.wayne-dalton.com/idrive_TorqueMaster.asp

http://www.wayne-dalton.com/idrive_Torsion.asp

I am thinking of replacing my 3 openers with these units.

I put in a idrive Torsion when they first came out in my area a
little
over 3 yrs ago. I absolutely love both how quiet the unit is and how
little space it takes up! On the minus side, the gearing in mine
stripped and locked up in the third year. I've also gone through
premature failure on the set of two remotes that came with the
unit. The remotes would not stay latched shut - touching them
would make them pop open and their batteries spill out.

To their credit, Wayne Dalton replaced all the items with no
problems, but it was a self-install and the rep was hinting that
WD may not re-replace the unit if it strips out again. So, I'm a
little
leery about their build quality and how far their warranty service
actually goes.

They may stand behind their product a little better if its installed
by a rep. I think they suspect that my garage door is mis-balanced
or is sticking (though the door was professionally installed
and opens manually one-handed). That's OK, I suspect their
original design didn't have enough mechanical margin. The
replacement unit has some noticable design changes in the
electronics, so I'm hoping that they also beefed up the gearing
a little too...