Which One is the Very Best Garage Door Opener?

The Garage Door Company proudly offers all of Edmond and the Oklahoma City Metro area exclusive LiftMaster garage door openers. They prove to be the most dependable garage door openers you can buy for installation to ensure your garage door functions at its utmost best. However, to those unfamiliar with how exactly an opener lifts your garage door everyday, this is your guide of the main differences between each LiftMaster opener, and which new garage door opener you’ll be excited for The Garage Door Company to install today.

The Most Popular Kinds of Garage Door Openers:

• Belt-Drive Garage Door Opener
• Chain-Drive Garage Door Opener
• Wall Mount Garage Door Opener

Belt Drive Garage Door Opener

If you’re looking for a quiet and durable new garage door opener, consider a belt drive garage door opener. This type of opener runs on a rubber belt, creating minimal vibrations for a smooth, almost silent garage door operation. With a belt drive garage door opener, you also cut down on potential repairs and maintenance costs because its design allows for many years of durability.

LiftMaster 84501 Garage Door Opener

MyQ is included in all of the LiftMaster garage door openers that The Garage Door Company has available for new garage door opener install. When you download the MyQ app, this gives you all the power right in your hands! You can control, secure, and monitor people leaving or coming into your garage from your smartphone. An opener remote still comes with the garage door opener, but the app also allows for additional guests to have control, so there would be no need for multiple remotes left on your car’s visor.

Operate Your LiftMaster Solely From Your Phone!

Although the LiftMaster model 87504-267 comes with a 3-button remote control, this smart garage door opener comes with ultimate convenience for families who have many drivers. The MyQ app allows you to add two co-owners and five guests instead of having multiple opener remotes. You will never experience poor signal or poor batteries from your remote when it’s all on your phone. Once you download the MyQ app, you can operate your garage door solely from your smartphone wherever you are. The Garage Door Company is happy to help you set everything up once installed.

Additional Super Tech Features You Should Know

This LiftMaster opener has an additional safety feature that is slightly different than all the other openers that The Garage Door Company exclusively offers. Connected with the MyQ app, camera recording can be utilized if your garage is detached from your home, or you would simply like the extra piece of mind.

The camera recording will also be activated if you set up Amazon Key. As an Amazon Prime customer, Amazon Key is a delivery service that allows authorized shippers for in-home and in-car delivery during specified times. This is to prevent packages from being stolen, and is beneficial for people who are away at work or on vacation. When you sign up with Amazon Key, it will prompt you to buy a smart door lock kit, and Amazon will install it for free. The LiftMaster 87504-267 Garage Door Opener is compatible with this service, and for a delivery, the camera recording activates through motion sensing and records the entire visit. Amazon website has more information about Key, and how a delivery driver uses Amazon Key.

You can utilize the camera feature from your smartphone, and either watch something live or view a recorded video clip. This smart garage door opener offers motion detection with a LED lighting system allowing you to monitor who’s in your garage.

Chain Drive Garage Door Opener

A chain drive garage door opener is the most widely available and affordable type of garage door opener. Like most overhead garage door openers, a chain drive garage door opener operates on a rail and trolley. As the name suggests, a chain drive garage door opener operates on a metal chain. Because of this construction, chain drive openers tend to be noisier and have a more involved maintenance routine. However, the new chain drive LiftMaster model has a much quieter function than its predecessors.

With chain drive garage door openers, problems arise with broken sprockets and stripped gears. Sprockets carry the stress of the garage door weight and may need to be replaced due to wear. If you regularly follow through with garage door maintenance, your opener should stay in good shape and last a long time. 

LiftMaster 87802 Garage Door Opener

This model stands out from the exclusive LiftMaster collection The Garage Door Company has to offer for how much weight it can lift. Calling all glass, wood, and steel garage door owners! The heavier garage doors need this heavy-duty chain drive opener to open and close with ease. There is also a backup battery control if there is ever a power outage. This chain-drive LiftMaster opener will last a longer amount of time due to it’s simplistic mechanical parts.

Wall Mount Garage Door Opener

The alternative to overhead door openers! The wall mount garage door opener, is also known as a jackshaft garage door opener, or side mount garage door opener. Modern garage door openers have been trending towards wall mount openers like the LiftMaster 8500W Garage Door Opener. Instead of operating overhead, a wall mount garage door opener installs beside the garage door, so it frees up ceiling space. This is also great for heavy doors because it attaches directly to the garage door springs. This makes a wall mount garage door opener stronger and more durable.

A wall mount opener also invites more storage space for your garage area since it operates out of the way of any overhead carriers. If you have a very low or very high ceiling that reaches 10 feet or more, a wall mount opener is left to be your only option.

This wall mount opener seems to reign supreme with its appealing qualities for homeowners such as its placement convenience, requires less maintenance, operates quietly, and has an uncluttered look overall. Like every LiftMaster we offer, the wall mount LiftMaster includes a 3-button remote control, wifi multi-function control panel, an opener battery, and a remote LED lightBattery Backup which allows you to open/close your door with no power. This wall mount garage door opener is special for another major safety function: it has an automatic garage door lock that deadbolts your door after closing.

The Garage Door Company will Help You Make the Best Decision

Now that you’re caught up to speed on the variety of garage door openers on the market, you understand they don’t all do the same thing. The Garage Door Company is committed to assist our customers interested in the best garage door openers out there. In Edmond and all of the Oklahoma City Metro area, we want to help you make the best, well-rounded decision for your home. See which is the best LiftMaster opener for you, and contact The Garage Door Company for your new garage door opener installation.