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DIY gargae door opener UPDATE Don't want to DIY
Posted on 6/9/19 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 6/9/19 at 2:27 pm
Anybody install their garage door opener? How hard is it to do? I need two. The wires are already installed.
I've got to much going on right now and not really keen about doing this myself. So I need some recommendations for someone in the Covington area to do this.
TIA
I've got to much going on right now and not really keen about doing this myself. So I need some recommendations for someone in the Covington area to do this.
TIA
This post was edited on 6/18/19 at 6:52 am
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Posted on 6/9/19 at 2:38 pm to unclejhim
I haven’t installed one from the get go but I’ve replaced 3 or so.
Not hard to do at all.
Not hard to do at all.
Posted on 6/9/19 at 4:03 pm to unclejhim
replaced one on Friday.
LINK to video
LINK to video
Posted on 6/9/19 at 4:28 pm to unclejhim
The openers are easy to install. The springs are no bueno.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 12:34 pm to unclejhim
not too difficult at all, though there are a few steps where it would be nice to have another set of hands
i've installed two with no help before
i've installed two with no help before
Posted on 6/18/19 at 9:56 am to unclejhim
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Posted on 6/19/19 at 2:35 am to unclejhim
Installing the opener is easy. I'd never done it before, watched a youtube video, and had the job done in about two hours max while taking beer sip breaks.
Basically you loosen the part on the chain so you can take it off the motor, then unbolt the motor from the ceiling and lower it to a table you have set up underneath, replace the motor, raise and rebolt, reattach chain and wires... reprogram.
Basically you loosen the part on the chain so you can take it off the motor, then unbolt the motor from the ceiling and lower it to a table you have set up underneath, replace the motor, raise and rebolt, reattach chain and wires... reprogram.
This post was edited on 6/19/19 at 2:39 am
Posted on 6/19/19 at 8:17 am to unclejhim
Gulf Coast Dock and Door out of Mandeville I believe. I used they a couple years back and was satisfied with the work they did.
Posted on 6/20/19 at 7:47 am to VABuckeye
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The springs are no bueno
The springs are a pain but as long as you take your time and use proper-sized torquing bars it’s not too difficult as long as you can count. Make sure to turn both springs the same amount and make sure the cable is on the proper track in the pulley on either end of the rod. If you have one off, the door will only be lifted from one side - that would surely be no bueno.
Posted on 6/20/19 at 10:04 am to VABuckeye
quote:Adjust springs, if they're like mine, with the door DOWN. Door up nearly kilt me. I twisted them by hand with doors down. Don't forget to spread them or they'll bind up when the door goes up. Oil, too.
The openers are easy to install. The springs are no bueno
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