My default buying process is research + spreadsheet creation, this time thought I’d ask the community here if you have any experience / wisdom with garage door openers. Thanks for any help!
Additional info: Single car garage built in the 1950s in the U.S. The current opener is a lift master, just eyeballing it probably from the 90s. The door could be original? I don’t know. It’s wood, seems fairly substantial.
Yesterday and this morning started having issues with the door just stopping in the middle of opening or closing. When it stops, the remote button becomes unresponsive for a few seconds. When it starts moving again it goes the other direction so you have to keep pressing and try to get it to close/open before it stops again. This morning I ended up pulling it down part of the way because I’d gone through several rounds of up, down, up, down. It doesn’t seem to want to move manually which isn’t surprising. Worried my car is going to get stuck in there before work so I figure should probably be proactive here.
Assuming you are asking for installation advice, please consider hiring a professional. I am no stranger to diy projects and thought I could adjust and fix mine on my own and ended up snapping the spring. I tried to figure out what to replace it with but ended up calling out a professional. The door now works far better than it ever did and I know I could not have done as good a job.