"Are You Looking For A High Quality
Garage Opener You Can Install Yourself?
It's The Genie Garage Door Opener!"
The Genie garage door opener is one of the finest garage door openers available for the home-handyman / do-it-yourselfer who wants to install the unit him/herself. Genie® provides a great animated video on their website that simply shows how to safely accomplish the installation.
Genie® was the first of the radio controlled residential garage door openers to be mass produced beginning in 1954 by the Alliance Manufacturing Company. Their engineering prowess brought the first screw drive garage door openers to market in 1958. By 1994, Genie® was purchased by Overhead Door Corporation who today continues to manufacture under the Genie® name, a fine line of garage door openers incorporating the engineering refinements from both companies in their products.
Excelerator Screw Drive
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The Genie Excelerator® screw drive shown at the left features a double-speed opening rate, and a normal closure speed, that allows quick garage entry and exit eliminating aggravating wait-times - offering peace of mind at night.
It features a super-duty DC motor that will handily open large and heavy door units. It is ideal for use near living spaces and bedroom areas with it's super quiet operation. The manufacturer states it is the quietest Genie® screw drive available. The construction offers a tough polymer rail liner that eliminates metal-to-metal contact.
Standard wide angle bright lighting that utilizes two 60 watt bulbs provides optimal lighting for safer entry and exit from your vehicle. The DC motor offers superior hot and cold weather performance operating smoothly and quietly at temperatures down to -25° F (32°C).
This Genie garage door opener is ideal for those who want to install it themselves as it's design is flush-mount and ideal for low clearance applications where it can be mounted directly against the ceiling.
Genie® Intellicode® technology is included on this model preventing unauthorized persons from opening your garage door by randomly changing the access code after each open-close event. Of course, the self-diagnostic Safe-T-Beam™ system is standard as well as the unit being compatible with HomeLink® and Car2U™ systems.
QuietLift 800 Belt Drive
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The QuietLift® 800 belt drive Genie garage door opener unit shown at the left provides powerful and reliable performance with a very quiet, smooth, and vibration free operation. It is ideal for those who desire a long-lasting and easy to self-install belt drive Genie garage door opener.
The powerful 1/2 HPc* DC motor will easily operate residential sectional garage doors up to 7" in height and up to 500 pounds in weight. This lightweight unit, and the electronic push-button programming make for easy installation and set-up by the home-handyman / do-it-yourselfer.
The drive mechanism features a dual pinion gear belt drive system for a longer more reliable belt life. The power head features two 60 watt bulb receptacles for bright and safe lighting when the unit is in use.
The comprehensive Safe-T-Beam™ system meets or exceeds all UL, state, federal and CSA regulations incorporating the auto-reverse system that halts and reverses the closing garage door should anything pass through the laser detection beam.
Genie® Intellicode® technology is included on this model preventing unauthorized persons from opening your garage door by randomly changing the access code after each open-close event. The unit is compatible with HomeLink® and Car2U™ systems.
ChainLift
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The ChainLift® unit shown at the left provides value and reliability for those who desire a quiet and easy to install unit. The 1/2 HPc* motor allows for quiet and smooth operation with soft starts and stops. The motor will operate residential sectional garage doors up to 7' in height and up to 350 pounds in weight.
The powerhead features a dual pinion gear chain drive that requires very little maintenance and offers a long life. This lightweight unit is easy to install and program. The comprehensive Safe-T-Beam™ system meets or exceeds all UL, state, federal and CSA regulations incorporating the auto-reverse system that halts and reverses the closing garage door should anything pass through the laser detection beam.
Genie® Intellicode® technology is included on this model preventing unauthorized persons from opening your garage door by randomly changing the access code after each open-close event. The unit is compatible with HomeLink® and Car2U™ systems.
Genie® offers a complete selection of accessories for all of their garage door openers including a keypad entry device and numerous transmitters. The Genie® products reviewed in this article, along with other of their products, are available at a broad range of home center retailers and lumber yards across North America. Genie® also offers a complete line of dealer installed products.
(*Horsepower comparible (HPc) designates that the specified garage door opener meets Genie's lifting force specification for the numerical horsepower rating).
HomeLink® is a registered trademark of Johnson Controls Technology Company.
Car2U™ is a registered trademark of Lear Corporation.
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