5 Best Garage Door Opener Reviews By Consumer

5 BEST GARAGE DOOR OPENER REVIEWS BY CONSUMER REPORT FOR 2019 Created By: Ramona Goodman

1. CHAMBERLAIN B970: BEST OVERALL • The Chamberlain garage door opener is one of only two units we looked at that comes with a built-in backup battery. This feature allows you to access your garage in the event of a power outage, which is especially helpful if you have trouble using the manual release. The lift system uses a belt to provide a quieter way to open your door compared with more-common chain-driven systems. With a motor rating of 1 1/4 horsepower (HP), the unit can lift residential garage doors without causing excess wear and tear.

2. LIFTMASTER 8500W: BEST PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED • This mechanism makes it more difficult for intruders to force the door open and enter your garage. This LiftMaster garage door opener is also the only wall-mounted model in our comparison, which makes it a good option if you want to clear up ceiling space to store items above your garage door. This is possible because the LiftMaster 8500W uses a jackshaft lift system, though it does require a torsion- spring-type garage door to function. For comparison, most garage doors use extension springs.

3. CHAMBERLAIN C410: BEST VALUE • This Chamberlain garage door opener has very favorable customer reviews on both Amazon and the Lowe’s website, with a 4.5-star rating out of 5 stars. With only 1/2 horsepower, the Chamberlain C410 might not be able to lift some larger doors, but it’s a great option for most homes, particularly those with single-car garages. • The unit comes with two remotes and is compatible with an internet connection and a mobile app, if you have the Chamberlain myQ smart garage door controller. The Chamberlain C410 isn’t as quiet as the belt-driven garage door openers we evaluated, but it is a reliable option for controlling your garage door.

4. GENIE MACHFORCE CONNECT: BEST CUSTOMER SATISFACTION • The Genie MachForce Connect is one of the newest garage door openers we evaluated, and it has very favorable reviews at Home Depot, the exclusive retailer for the unit. • In fact, it had the highest customer rating of all the garage door openers we evaluated, scoring 4.6 out of 5 stars. This screw-driven garage door opener also has the highest horsepower rating in our comparison, with a 2-HP motor, which means it can handle residential garage doors with ease.

5. SOMMER DIRECT DRIVE: BEST WA R R A N T Y • The warranties on garage door openers tend to be quite generous. In fact, it’s normal for the motors to have lifetime warranties. • However, the Sommer Direct Drive is the only garage door opener in our comparison that has a lifetime warranty on the motor, lift system and parts – the most generous warranty package of any garage door opener we reviewed. • Notably, the Sommer device is the only direct-drive lift system we evaluated, which means the 3/4- horsepower motor travels along a fixed chain in the rail with only one moving part. This provides the durability of a chain-driven system and the reduced noise of a belt-driven system.

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