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On Mar 20, 3:37*pm, Dottie wrote:
My Genie is 10 years old. *The original price installed was $280. *For
the past three years I have had to have someone come out and "fix" it
- about $100 each trip. *It's started acting up again - when I open
it, the door goes up and the motor keeps running. *I have to hit the
button again to make it stop. *I am seriously thinking ab out getting
a new one. *The one I have now is a "screw" type -- I don't see that
listed online. *My neighbors both have chain drives and they have not
had any problems with them -- both have Craftsman. *The man who works
on mine does not install them anymore but gave me the name and number
of a company that he says does good work and has good prices....I
haven't called yet. *He recommended Chamberlain's Lift Masters - said
it had a good Consumer Report review. *Before I go shopping -- is
there anything I should be careful about? *My late husband always did
the shopping for this before and I am not very knowledgeable about
it. *Thanks.


Don't you have any handyy neighbors who can get up on a step ladder
and look to see if some sort of a switch is not working. In our
neighborhood, there are two of us who fix things for about 10
neighbors.