engwar wrote:
Sometimes when I attempt to open the garage door using our opener it
raises up about 2 feet and then stops. I can press the button again
and it closes. It may take 5 or so times before the door opens up
completely.

We bought our house a year ago and it was doing this on our
inspection. They had the door serviced and it has worked perfectly
until now.

Before I call a service-person does anyone have any input?

+ Does this problem sound like a common one?

+ If it needs regular maintenance to keep running is it something a
homeowner with only moderate fix-it skills can handle?

+ Would it make more sense to simply replace the opener?

Sorry I don't have the make/model information with me. I can follow-up
with that post. It's a brand I've never heard of.

Thanks in advance.

I recently had to replace the circuit board in one of the Overhead
Door/Genie operators in my garage. The behavior was similar but not
quite exactly the same as what you describe. In my case, the garage
door would open part way, and then stop and close again. The time spent
trying to raise the door varied and sometimes the operator would shut
off completely. Anyway, I replaced the circuit board and all is well.

Before I decided to replace the circuit board, I explained the symptoms
to the employee at Overhead Door and he said it was actually quite
common for the circuit board to have problems. He mentioned that I
ought to make sure the opener was plugged into a surge protector because
there really isn't any built-in protection in the opener. Anyway, for
me, the circuit board was around $75 and afterwards I bought a $2.99
surge protector that will hopefully protect it from now on.

Good luck with yours.