Electric Garage Door

[WIL35]

Has anyone got any recommendations for an electric garage door opener? It would be for a double retractable door.

The Hormann ones look good, but was just wondering if anyone had any experience of fitting and using one.

Thanks

[Dazanator]

Just fitted a double sectional door with electric closer.

I think the trick is to get the door alanced right and the closer doesn't have too much work to do. Fitting it was a piece of cake. Mine is from the Garage Door King and was "free" with my door!

HTH

Daz
Kent

[MkGriff]

I brought the beefier of the two models that Wickes do. It is a Chamberlain IIRC and was easy to install and works perfectly.

[barney123]

WIL35 said:

Has anyone got any recommendations for an electric garage door opener? It would be for a double retractable door.

The Hormann ones look good, but was just wondering if anyone had any experience of fitting and using one.

Thanks

Fitted a horman one a few weeks ago - its quite easy.

Mine was for a sectional Hormann door. Pity I accidentally threw my micro remote in the bin.

Worked first time you plug it in.

Once installed, keep the button pressed in and it resets itself and learns the door by opening and closing it. Job done.

Edit: also to add the remote you just press the button on the front and you have 30 seconds to press your remote. Once done then that remote is setup to open your door.

Edited by barney123 on Thursday 30th April 15:18

[steve_amv8]

Another vote for Hormann here.

When I moved house, the new place had a pair of manual Hormann doors that I wanted to convert to electric. Had a motor unit fitted to each and it took then no more than an hour - came to £700 for the pair, fitted, and including three remotes.

Each unit includes the ability to add a wired switch for each, through the use of a long length of bell wire and a doorbell push switch

One word of warning ... if you get the Hormann unit, don't cut the plug off the power lead to extend it - you will invalidate the warranty! Fit a socket to the ceiling, adjacent to the unit instead.