I am considering replacing my garage door opener. The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes.

Thanks.

On Jun 9, 8:21*am, "trailer" wrote:
I am considering replacing my garage door opener. *The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. *It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes.

Thanks.

Tell us why you are considering replacing it. If the current opener
works ok, are you just trying to stimulate the economy?

On Jun 9, 8:21*am, "trailer" wrote:
I am considering replacing my garage door opener. *The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. *It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes.

Thanks.

The worm gear ones are definitely easier to install, assemble and
adjust. I've had both over the years but prefer the screw drive. I
do remember spending a lot of time assembling the chain on my old
house, on my new house I installed 2 worm drives in probably one
fourth the time as that old chain drive.

"trailer" wrote in message
...
I am considering replacing my garage door opener. The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes.

Thanks.

The screw drives are suspose to be quieter in operation. Easy to install.

While not in your question, do you have the long springs that run the length
of the garage or the torsion springs that are installed over the top of the
door ? When the torsion springs break then will stay on the rods over the
door while the long springs over the cars can hit them and cause some
damage.

On Jun 9, 1:05*pm, "Ralph Mowery" wrote:
"trailer" wrote in message

...I am considering replacing my garage door opener. *The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. *It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes..

Thanks.

The screw drives are suspose to be quieter in operation. *Easy to install.

While not in your question, do you have the long springs that run the length
of the garage *or the torsion springs that are installed over the top of the
door ? *When the torsion springs break then will stay on the rods over the
door while the long springs over the cars can hit them and cause some
damage.

"while the long springs over the cars can hit them and cause some
damage."

Not if they were installed with the containment cables:

http://www.thehardwarecity.com/?sku=4867768

A co-worker pulled into his garage, got out of his car and hit the
button to close the garage door. The spring broke and smacked him
across the side of the head, knocking him unconcious. He was out of
work for a couple of weeks and when he came back his face was mess of
stitches and bruises. The doctors said he was "lucky" it was a
glancing blow or it probably would have killed him.

There are basically 2 companies that make garage door openers, Genie
and Chamberlin. Chamberlin also makes the Liftmaster and Craftsman
brands. I recommend Genie since they are made in the USA and you will
get a warm fuzzy feeling inside to help some of your fellow American's
stay employed. (I am assuming you are in the USA, if you are really
in Mexico, disregard what I said and buy the Chamberlin).

As others have said, the screw drive is quieter.

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:01:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

There are basically 2 companies that make garage door openers, Genie
and Chamberlin. Chamberlin also makes the Liftmaster and Craftsman
brands. I recommend Genie since they are made in the USA and you will
get a warm fuzzy feeling inside to help some of your fellow American's
stay employed. (I am assuming you are in the USA, if you are really
in Mexico, disregard what I said and buy the Chamberlin).

As others have said, the screw drive is quieter.

( my openers have rubber belts...not mention)

If you want a garage door and opener - visit:

http://www.martindoor.com/

USA family from Utah. Visit Lowe's and HD for sample material. I saved
20% at Lowe's and ONLY trained Martin Door installers are on site.
This is a new twist on box store installers.

I WILL never buy a garage unit unless from them...

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 08:21:26 -0500, "trailer" wrote:

I am considering replacing my garage door opener. The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes.

Thanks.


I've found the screw drive easier to install and adjust and quieter. I
particularly like the newest Genie I have which is their "Excelerator"
model. It's opening speed is almost twice as fast as 'normal'. One
genie screw drive I've got is going on 30 years old.

In article ,
"trailer" wrote:

I am considering replacing my garage door opener. The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. It has worked
well.



I give up. Why *do* you want to replace a gadget that has worked well?

On Jun 9, 11:21*am, "trailer" wrote:
I am considering replacing my garage door opener. *The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. *It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes.

Thanks.

Why then replace it?????????????????
And if replaced where would the perfectly well operating one (only 17
years old!) go; the landfill?

In article
,
Smitty Two wrote:

In article ,
"trailer" wrote:

I am considering replacing my garage door opener. The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. It has worked
well.



I give up. Why *do* you want to replace a gadget that has worked well?

Especially one so young. Mine is 20 years old and except for
replacing one of the springs, it is working well. Heck his hasn't even
passed childhood yet (g).

--
"I found what I thought was a REALLY good book,
called _Girl to Grab_. Imagine my surprise when I found
out it was volume 6 of the *Encyclopedia Britanica*!"
-Martin Mull

thanks for the replies.

we are kind of updating our house, and I just thought the garage door opener
was probably nearing the end of its life. it does have a couple of minor
problems that could probably be corrected by adjustments.

and I assumed that newer openers had better safety features and security
features. recently, the springs broke (middle of door with long rod thru
it) and the door almost fell on the car. but no damage done.

but-maybe I'll keep this one for awhile.

again, thanks for replies.

"stan" wrote in message
...
On Jun 9, 11:21 am, "trailer" wrote:
I am considering replacing my garage door opener. The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes.

Thanks.

Why then replace it?????????????????
And if replaced where would the perfectly well operating one (only 17
years old!) go; the landfill?

trailer wrote:
thanks for the replies.

we are kind of updating our house, and I just thought the garage door
opener was probably nearing the end of its life. it does have a
couple of minor problems that could probably be corrected by
adjustments.

and I assumed that newer openers had better safety features and
security features. recently, the springs broke (middle of door with
long rod thru it) and the door almost fell on the car. but no damage
done.

but-maybe I'll keep this one for awhile.

again, thanks for replies.

I've got a 31-year-old, chain-drive, Craftsman. About ten years ago, I
replaced the worn nylon gears. It continues to work well. It has had one
upgrade: A CFL replaced the regular bulb about a year ago. And I added
grease to the chain about a decade back.

As for your sprung springs, they're not part of the opener.

Regarding safety features, don't you want your children to have all the
opportunities you had?

Heck, every child should have a couple scars on his
forehead, a few broken bones, and several wild ass rides in
the ambulance. Just sign in as Juan Martinez, and no
speakie, and it's all free.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"HeyBub" wrote in message
...


Regarding safety features, don't you want your children to
have all the
opportunities you had?

On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:05:07 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:01:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

There are basically 2 companies that make garage door openers, Genie
and Chamberlin. Chamberlin also makes the Liftmaster and Craftsman
brands. I recommend Genie since they are made in the USA and you will
get a warm fuzzy feeling inside to help some of your fellow American's
stay employed. (I am assuming you are in the USA, if you are really
in Mexico, disregard what I said and buy the Chamberlin).

As others have said, the screw drive is quieter.

( my openers have rubber belts...not mention)

If you want a garage door and opener - visit:

http://www.martindoor.com/

USA family from Utah. Visit Lowe's and HD for sample material. I saved
20% at Lowe's and ONLY trained Martin Door installers are on site.
This is a new twist on box store installers.

I WILL never buy a garage unit unless from them...

Oren? Are you kidding me? That sure sounds like a Utah name. What are
you, the owner, the brother-in-law?

On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:28:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Heck, every child should have a couple scars on his
forehead, a few broken bones, and several wild ass rides in
the ambulance. Just sign in as Juan Martinez, and no
speakie, and it's all free.

You really are a bigoted little asshole, aren't you. Are you typical
of all Mormons? I guess that's why the church gat all in a lather
about California Prop 8, huh?

on 6/11/2009 10:17 AM (ET) Nucular Reaction wrote the following:
On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:05:07 -0700, Oren wrote:


On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:01:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


There are basically 2 companies that make garage door openers, Genie
and Chamberlin. Chamberlin also makes the Liftmaster and Craftsman
brands. I recommend Genie since they are made in the USA and you will
get a warm fuzzy feeling inside to help some of your fellow American's
stay employed. (I am assuming you are in the USA, if you are really
in Mexico, disregard what I said and buy the Chamberlin).

As others have said, the screw drive is quieter.

( my openers have rubber belts...not mention)

If you want a garage door and opener - visit:

http://www.martindoor.com/

USA family from Utah. Visit Lowe's and HD for sample material. I saved
20% at Lowe's and ONLY trained Martin Door installers are on site.
This is a new twist on box store installers.

I WILL never buy a garage unit unless from them...


Oren? Are you kidding me? That sure sounds like a Utah name. What are
you, the owner, the brother-in-law?


Where is Oren Utah? Did you mean Orem? But he stills probably owns the
company. Oren is too close to Orem, and everyone in Utah owns the company.
Good investigating on your part.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:17:23 -0700, Nucular Reaction
wrote:

http://www.martindoor.com/

USA family from Utah. Visit Lowe's and HD for sample material. I saved
20% at Lowe's and ONLY trained Martin Door installers are on site.
This is a new twist on box store installers.

I WILL never buy a garage unit unless from them...

Oren? Are you kidding me? That sure sounds like a Utah name. What are
you, the owner, the brother-in-law?

No affiliation. Go to HD/Lowe's and examine the Martin doors for
yourself.

If a product is good, I really don't care if it was made in Two Egg,
Florida.

IIRC, the company started in California - aka People's Republic of
California.

Nucular Reaction wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:28:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Heck, every child should have a couple scars on his
forehead, a few broken bones, and several wild ass rides in
the ambulance. Just sign in as Juan Martinez, and no
speakie, and it's all free.

You really are a bigoted little asshole, aren't you. Are you typical
of all Mormons? I guess that's why the church gat all in a lather
about California Prop 8, huh?

I think he's a realist. His chosen faith has little to do with it
except that Mormons tend to lean toward pragmatism.

TDD

On Jun 10, 11:51*am, "trailer" wrote:
thanks for the replies.

we are kind of updating our house, and I just thought the garage door opener
was probably nearing the end of its life. *it does have a couple of minor
problems that could probably be corrected by adjustments.

and I assumed that newer openers had better safety features and security
features. *recently, the springs broke (middle of door with long rod thru
it) and the door almost fell on the car. *but no damage done.

but-maybe I'll keep this one for awhile.

again, thanks for replies.

"stan" wrote in message

...
On Jun 9, 11:21 am, "trailer" wrote:

I am considering replacing my garage door opener. The present opener
(Stanley) has been in place since 1992 and has chain drive. It has worked
well.

I see that there are basically two types of openers, screw drive and chain
drive.

Are there advantages of screw type openers over the chain drives?

I would probably have the installation done by someone else-HD or Lowes..

Thanks.

Why then replace it?????????????????
And if replaced where would the perfectly well operating one (only 17
years old!) go; the landfill?

recently, the springs broke (middle of door with long rod thru it)
and the door almost fell on the car.

Are you going to replace your working dishwasher when the water heater
dies?

The torsion spring has nothing to do with the opener, other than that
they are both assist in the operation of the door. If one of them
breaks, there is no impact on the other.

On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:20:54 -0700, Nucular Reaction
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:28:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Heck, every child should have a couple scars on his
forehead, a few broken bones, and several wild ass rides in
the ambulance. Just sign in as Juan Martinez, and no
speakie, and it's all free.

You really are a bigoted little asshole, aren't you. Are you typical
of all Mormons? I guess that's why the church gat all in a lather
about California Prop 8, huh?

Are you Gay? Talk about a bigot, do you know what one is?

What is a "typical" Mormon? How did Prop 8 enter the thread?

Are you familiar with Mormon Crickets?

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1305/images/coverphoto.jpg

On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:55:53 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:17:23 -0700, Nucular Reaction
wrote:

http://www.martindoor.com/

USA family from Utah. Visit Lowe's and HD for sample material. I saved
20% at Lowe's and ONLY trained Martin Door installers are on site.
This is a new twist on box store installers.

I WILL never buy a garage unit unless from them...

Oren? Are you kidding me? That sure sounds like a Utah name. What are
you, the owner, the brother-in-law?

No affiliation. Go to HD/Lowe's and examine the Martin doors for
yourself.

If a product is good, I really don't care if it was made in Two Egg,
Florida.

IIRC, the company started in California - aka People's Republic of
California.

Cute. As opposed to the United Order of Utah?

You and the Stormin' Mormon should join forces and tell us all about
jesus' pure love while spewing bigotry far and wide.

Right-wing dirtbag.

On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:09:52 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

Nucular Reaction wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:28:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Heck, every child should have a couple scars on his
forehead, a few broken bones, and several wild ass rides in
the ambulance. Just sign in as Juan Martinez, and no
speakie, and it's all free.

You really are a bigoted little asshole, aren't you. Are you typical
of all Mormons? I guess that's why the church gat all in a lather
about California Prop 8, huh?

I think he's a realist. His chosen faith has little to do with it
except that Mormons tend to lean toward pragmatism.

Pragmatism as in multiple wives?

Nucular Reaction wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:09:52 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

Nucular Reaction wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:28:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Heck, every child should have a couple scars on his
forehead, a few broken bones, and several wild ass rides in
the ambulance. Just sign in as Juan Martinez, and no
speakie, and it's all free.
You really are a bigoted little asshole, aren't you. Are you typical
of all Mormons? I guess that's why the church gat all in a lather
about California Prop 8, huh?
I think he's a realist. His chosen faith has little to do with it
except that Mormons tend to lean toward pragmatism.

Pragmatism as in multiple wives?

Just don't let them live together because their
periods will synchronize.

TDD

Nucular Reaction wrote:

I think he's a realist. His chosen faith has little to do with it
except that Mormons tend to lean toward pragmatism.

Pragmatism as in multiple wives?

It's coming anyway. Economics will mandate it.

Look, everybody knows that even a two-paycheck marriage is barely making
ends meet! We could use some three- or four-paycheck marriages!

It's for the children.

And, your name is Jimmuh Kottah? Peenut famah from Gaw-juh?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Nucular Reaction" wrote in message
...

You and the Stormin' Mormon should join forces and tell us
all about
jesus' pure love while spewing bigotry far and wide.

Right-wing dirtbag.

On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:21:25 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

And, your name is Jimmuh Kottah? Peenut famah from Gaw-juh?

He actually never answered if he was gay. He called me cute, though.

Speaking of Peanuts see:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=45274 510