[DeTomaso] Shop Design garage door opener thoughs

[asajay at asajay.com]

Hmmm,

Not to say it can't happen.  The installation guide shows a cable  
tension monitoring device that is supposed to be installed to prevent  
this kind of unspooling.  Was that part of the system installed in  
your garage?  The cable tension thingy didn't look to be a part of the  
Wayne Dalton setups.

Asa Jay


Quoting Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>:

> We had a similar opener installed about a year ago, and the   
> installer did NOT like the Wayne-Dalton unit.  He recommended a   
> Liftmaster:
>
>   http://www.liftmaster.com/consumerweb/products/pflResidentialJackshaft.htm
>
>   It's really slick, but there is one issue with this type.  They   
> turn the reels instead of pushing the door to close it.  If the door  
>  binds at all, the reels keep turning and the cables come off the   
> reels.  It's OK if you catch it immediately (well, not OK for your   
> wife), and can be corrected, but it can turn into a mess quickly,   
> and it JAMS the door open.  The first time this happended was when I  
>  closed the door last August planning to leave to drive to Monterey.  
>   About 3 hours later, I finally got it closed and left 3 hours late  
>  for a 350 mile drive.  I was not happy.
>
>   Ken
>
> "P. Rimov" <rimov at charter.net> wrote:
>   If you are planning on using conventional roll up garage doors and are
> planing on a four post lift check out these guys for a garage door opener.
> http://www.wayne-dalton.com/DirectDrive.asp We are going to use these for
> our new house in a couple of years.
>
> Paul
>
>
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