Special Features of LiftMaster Garage Door Openers

One of the most important aspects of the Liftmaster openers is safety. In this respect, all residential garage door opener models are equipped with The Protector System, which is a Chamberlain trade mark, and which consists of projecting an invisible light beam across the opening of the garage door. If the beam is interrupted, it sends the stop command to the opener, and it reverses the movement, thus preventing children or pets to get caught by the door.
Quality is another concern of LiftMaster. We can say that Chamberlain revolutionized the garage door openers industry, by innovations such as the polyurethane drive belt molded with flexible steel cords, or the Motor Vibration Isolation System which makes the door operate smoothly.
Security is key for LiftMaster garage door openers. They all have a system which locks the door in place when closed, plus a rolling code technology which is proprietary of Chamberlain’s. The Fingerprint Keyless Entry allows access to only ten people whose fingerprints are scanned and memorized by the system. This is one step further on the road to convenience in home and garage appliances. Why open the garage door manually, when you can get these remote control openers to do it for you? Why step out of your car when you can only push a button and see the garage door moving?

These are only a few characteristics which make the LiftMaster garage door openers the choice of smart garage owners. Personally, I like Chamberlain products and most of all, LiftMaster. Depending on the drive system, Liftmaster garage door openers can be :

• with direct drive: model no 3800
• with chain drive: models no 3595, 3575, 3265, 3255, 3245, 1355 and 1345
• with belt drive: models no 3850, 3585, 3280
• with screw drive: model no 3130 and 3240

While the Elite and Premuim Series of Liftmaster garage door openers come with lifetime motor warranty, there are a few openers belonging into Chamberlain’s Contractor Series of openers, which have this warranty for the motor limited to either 4 or 2 years.

Many garage owners who decide for an upgrade and go for buying a remote control door opener ask themselves if they need a specialist to install it, or they can do it by themselves. Genie has the answers in their animated installation instructions. You watch the film, then decide if that’s a job you can do or not. Genie provides you with the tools you need, so you can buy them before you start installing your opener. Tools like the electric drill, the hammers and the screwdrive are probably found in many homes, but you’ll also need a carpenter’s level, a socket wrench, a step ladder and a few more tools you may have to buy or borrow.

Genie is so trustful in the ability of their clients to install the openers by themselves, that they are selling even products from their premium line in stores such as Home Depot, Sears or Lowe’s. For example, the Genie Direct Lift screw drive garage door opener is considered a do-it-yourself product and it is sold with an installation manual.

The Genie Company History

Founded in 1923, and known in its early days as the Alliance Manufacturing Company, the company produced a broad line of consumer, industrial and military products. When America was at war in the 1940´s, Alliance’s factories produced everything from fuse caps and voltage regulators to canteen handles and generators. In May 1954, the Alliance Manufacturing Company first produced its own garage door opener unit. Genie was the first mass-produced, radio-controlled residential garage door opener, becoming the market leader in design, safety and reliable service – core values Genie still upholds to this day. In the years following the introduction of the original opener Genie, engineering innovations brought about the development of the first screw drive opener in 1958. Further design refinements ultimately resulted in the offering of a split rail. This innovation opened opportunities to mass retailers for the first time in the mid 1970´s. Consumer appeal for this product grew alongside the rapidly developing do-it-yourself market. In 1983 the company entered the home and shop vacuum market, and in 1985 it changed its name to Genie Home Products.

By the time Overhead Door Corporation purchased the company in 1994, the Genie name had become well-known for its reliability for millions of customers around the world. Its continuing focus on product quality, innovation and service remains the hallmark of Genie’s legacy.

Today, Genie manufactures remote-controlled garage door opening systems for multiple distribution channels, as well as a full line of commercial operators private labeled exclusively for Overhead Door distributors. Genie’s line of garage door openers include advanced features such as the Intellicode remote access security system that automatically changes the security code to one of billions of combinations each time the transmitter is activated, as well as the Safe-T-Beam infrared beam system that senses objects in the door’s path to prevent entrapment.

You can search for distributors for Genie garage door openers in your area here.