Types of Garage Door Openers

Garage door openers can keep going for decades, what if you need to face sudden trouble due to some sort of problem in your garage door opener, maybe your car trapped inside and out of your garage. To better solve and face such type of situation, you need to know about the type of garage door opener you are using, when to replace and other options you can have.

1. Chain Drive Garage Door Opener:- The cheapest, oldest and most common type of garage door opener is Chain drive garage door opener. If you do not want to spend too much and your bedroom or study room is quite farther from the garage than, chain drive garage door is a better option. Why I am talking about the distance of the garage here? Because the noise of the chain drive garage door opener can bother you. This type of garage door opener is a better choice for detached garages.

2. Belt Drive Garage Door Opener:- The mechanism of this is similar to the chain drive garage door opener, the only difference here is, a wide rubber belt replaces the metal chain here. As the belt is made up of rubber, they are quite efficient and noiseless. The maintenance here is also less than prior to the smaller number of moving parts involved in the mechanism.

3. Jackshaft Garage Door Opener:- These types of garage doors are included in one of the most expensive garage door openers, it uses the shaft to directly open and shut the door. The mechanism does not rely on any external chain or belt that makes it more faster, reliable and efficient door opener. A few of the conditions if you want to use this type is your door must have a standard torsion tube. It works best with the garages having low ceilings.

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