On Sep 5, 11:04*am, "Steve Barker DLT"
wrote:
I ended up with two belt drives from Overhead door company. *Due to the size
of the doors.. I can tell you (if it matters) the belt drives are quieter
than a well lubed genie screw. *You can however, still buy a genie at the
big box stores. *I'd do that before i'd attempt any repair on an old one.
Hell they're only $139 or whatever.

http://www.overheaddoor.com/Product.aspx?pid=49

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"Rich Greenberg" wrote in message

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I would appreciate some opinions on garage door openers.

I presently have a genie of indeterminate age that is starting to fail.
Its a screw drive consumer model with the three part track bolted
together.

The local door service I called suggests replaceing it with a
Liftmaster, either chain or belt driven. *They tell me that the quality
of the Genie has gone down in the last few years and they no longer
carry Genie.

Questions:

1) Is the motor on the Genie (which seems to have become intermittant)
easily obtainable and easily replaceable? *Should I first replace the
starting capacitor? *It seems to start OK, raises the door a foot or two
and stops. *The adjustment for sensitivity (is that the right term) is
at max.

2) Whats the dependability of Liftmasters in general? *Between screw
drive, chain drive & belt drive which is the best and most relieable?
I only have experience with screw drives.

Thanks for you help.

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I can tell you (if it matters) the belt drives are quieter than a
well lubed genie screw.

Just a tip: Hang your opener from rubber straps and you'll reduce the
noise substantially. I have a bedroom above the garage and the boys
say the rubber straps reduced the transmitted noise by half. It's also
much quieter in the garage itself.

I used a couple of pieces of thick conveyor-belt material, about 4"
long.