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Buy the Best Garage Door
Opener You Can Afford
Invest in a Quality Garage Door Opener to Save
Time and Money Down the Road
By Mark J. Donovan
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When shopping for garage door
openers make sure to buy the best garage door
opener you can afford. Buying the best garage
door opener you can is the best insurance you
can give yourself against having to go out and
buy and install another one 5 years later. I
made that mistake once, and never again. The
first garage door opener I bought was 22 years
ago, and it’s still running today. It is a chain
drive garage door opener with a ¾ horsepower
motor. Years later I bought a second chain
driven garage door opener with only a ½
horsepower motor. |
Five years later the motor had failed and I found
myself forking out another $179 for a new one. So
buy the best garage door opener you can and save
yourself a hassle and expense down the road.
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When it comes to buying a garage door opener it’s also
important to select the right one for your type of garage door, and its
location relative to the rest of the home. Though a chain drive garage door
opener is quite durable it can be loud, so it may not be the best garage
door opener choice if the garage door is located underneath an upper level
bedroom. A belt drive garage door opener may be a better alternative in that
case. However, keep in mind that belt drive garage door openers tend to wear
out fast and usually do not offer the same power as a chain drive or screw
drive garage door opener. |
Speaking of screw drive garage door openers,
these types of garage door openers also have some
power and are a bit quieter than chain drive garage
door openers. With screw drive garage door openers a
threaded screw assembly slides along a long metal
shaft. Attached to the shaft is a lifting arm that
is also attached to the garage door. As the threaded
screw assembly slides along the shaft it opens and
closes the garage door.
As an alternative to garage door openers, you can
also consider buying a motorized roller garage door.
A roller garage door is a curtain style door that
rolls up into a spindle assembly located above the
garage door. Purchasing a motorized version of this
type of garage door kills to birds with one stone,
as it serves both as a garage door and a garage door
opener.
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