Garage Door Opener Parts

Here are some optional garage door opener parts that you may find useful to your home or office.  These are parts that are not necessarily mandatory but can make life for you or your business really more convenient.  And isn’t that the reason why we all have garages in the first place?

Multi Function Remote Controllers

The can be available as 2 or 3 button remotes. These remotes are really cool because they can operate several garage door openers at once and the better ones can be equipped with a security system. You can find these remotes at many websites.  They also make these in “mini” models that do the same thing but come small enough to fit on your key chain.  You can also get a model that comes with a light attached to it for nighttime application.  Very nice feature to have.

Electronic Reversing Device (ERD)

Is is a cool feature that comes on many commercial Liftmaster garage door openers.  If the door or gate ever comes into contact with a vehicle while it is closing than it automatically re-opens.  If it comes into contact with a vehicle while it is opening, it stops, reverses a couple inches and then it stops again.  If your garage door did not come with this feature I would think about getting it.  I have backed up into my garage many times before.

Photo Eyes (Sensors)

You can get these for residential or commercial applications.   These photo safety sensors are designed to sense an obstruction and signal the garage door to go into reverse.  They are usually fast and easy to install.  You should really get one of these parts as a safety measure to prevent injuries especially if you have kids.

Treadle

This is another type of garage door sensor but one that you can actually put on the ground and when a car drives over it a signal is sent to close the garage door.  Really cool device that makes having a remote halfway useless.

Noise Isolators

Heavy duty rubber isolators that can aid in preventing a lot of noise for your garage door and they absorb vibration.

You need to buy a Liftmaster if you are going to buy a safety sensor for your garage door.  You can install it yourself in 10-15 minutes.

It is highly recommend that your purchase a  liftmaster safety sensor for your garage door opener. Liftmaster safety senors are some of the best sensors you can buy.  I have used them and have heard nothing but great reviews about them. They are compatible with all fail safe units.  You might want to think twice about getting a Genie Universal product at Lowes or Home Depot.  They do not match everything and you may run into problems..

You can pay a garage door repair service to come and install it for $80 or you can do it yourself.  It will take you 10-15 minutes max.  You will have to use the supplied wire splicers to replace your old sensors but it’s not difficult. Align the sensors using the alignment indicator lights.   Then throw away the old sensors.
Really simple to install.  Purchasing this lit and spending about 15 minutes in the garage is well worth the savings