Getting the right garage door opener parts when you need them is not easy at all.  It can be really frustrating finding the rights parts you need online because every garage is in some way different and has different components to them from the next one.

Lets try to help you out buy outlining some starting points to help you find the parts you need.

There is nice informative site called US Door Control.  This site is nicely laid out and is very user friendly to navigate.  They have many garage door opener parts for many applications and situations.  There are several sections including troubleshooting, opener instructions, service manuals, and technical assistance.  If you need to know if one garage part will fit another part there is a compatibility chart for you to use with all the major brands like Genie, Lift-Master, Stanley, and Keystone.  Really helpful!  And they have hundreds of parts at wholesale prices for you to pick from.  Excellent site.  I checked their shipping and it was fair and they have a phone number for you to call if you have any problems with your order or you need any sort of help in purchasing garage door opener parts.

I found this other site AAARemotes on another search I did for parts.  It would appear that this particular website specializes in mainly garage door opener remotes.  They have a few other accessories but 95% of their product line is remotes.  They have every sort of brand and model you can think of for any needs you have.  The website is kind of plain but I would say that it is definitely user friendly.  They have two numbers that you can call to get help; one phone number is for sales of garage remotes and the other is for technical issues in operation.

There is another site called ProDoorParts that is a great source for purchasing what you need for your garage door.  I really did like this website out of all of them.  It was very well put together.  They have tons of options and brands here.  They specialize in Wayne Dalton garage door & opener parts and accessories we also have a vast knowledge of all the major brand names that include but not limited to: Liftmaster, Overhead Door, CHI, Clopay, Ideal, Windsor, Ammar, Genie, Craftsman, Stanley, Raynor and Chamberlain garage doors and openers.  Very good site and highly recommended.

The last site I am going to mention is called First Door Parts.  It gets a the job done and their prices are not bad.   They have been around since 1981. The site is not pretty and the layout is totally boring but the information is good.  They should fire the guy who created their template and design but the end result appears to be the same.  They have a standard shipping rate of $6.95 per order which is fair.  You can place your order for any part on their online store on the actual website or you can do it via phone or fax.

Okay so hopefully this helped.  These are four websites that should aid you in finding what you need.  I know that is can be a little frustrating at times finding the right item and not knowing where to go but at least you have someone who can point you in the right direction now.  Come back again for more information on garage door opener parts and get the latest reviews, tips, and secrets pertaining to this home improvement niche.

Here is some weather stripping advice. A common part for any garage door is the threshold.  The long plastic strip is crucial to any garage door set up in any neighborhood in any city.  I have noticed that many people do not have them.  I did not have one until my best friend pointed it out to me the other day.  I was surprised!  Here I have a website that deals with this subject and I do not own a garage door threshold.  They are very important it turns out.  They help keeping out rain, leaves, and snow from inside your garage.  Without it the inside will get littered over time with tons of debris.  They can also keep out rodents as when the door presses down on the weatherstripping it should make an almost air tight seal.

As far as they go it is important to find and purchase the most durable garage door thresholds you can find on the web.  The best ones are made from vinyl and if quality engineered should provide a long lasting barrier between your garage door bottom and the floor.

When you buy a threshold please make certain that you buy extra glue.  I have spoken with several people who have installed them at their houses and they mentioned that there was not enough glue that came with the threshold to install it properly.  Order extra glue when you purchase it or go to the store and get extra.  Also before you apply the glue you want to clean the area underneath before you apply it.  Other than that the instructions are fairly straightforward on most products.

I had a friend by the way that lives in Portland where it can rain a lot.  He always had a problem with water getting into his garage.  He had tried a few items like garage door seals and door adjustments but they did not work too well.  After he installed a threshold he did not have the water problem any longer.  Definitely a good buy.

Another common replacement part, especially for old or worn garage doors, are spring mechanisms.  There are two types.  It will call for a  torsion spring that is mounted on the front wall of the garage just over the door.  Please, and I want to emphasis this, make sure you get professional to relieve the tension before removing the spring to replace it.  Torsion springs can be potentially dangerous and can cause serious injuries if improperly dismantled.

If you have two springs that are mounted over the tracks, they are extension springs, which can be removed safely by just about anyone if they know what they are doing.  All you have to do is measure the length and width of your old door to determine the size of the door you require.  Then measure the area between the top of the door jamb and the ceiling to determine if you have sufficient space for the door you want. Standard 7′-high doors require 10″-12″ of headroom. However, many door manufacturers sell low-headroom kits that allow their doors to operate with as little as 4 1/2″ of headroom. Additional headroom is needed for attachment of an automatic garage door opener

Track hangers are items that will not go out often. The only way that you will usually need to replace them if someone is hanging on your garage door and puts an excessive amount of stress and weight on them to bend them or your track hangers are just very old and have become flimsy.  Honestly its going to be hard to find a complete track hanger online.  You can find tons of components to build one if you really know what you are doing.  Like you can just buy the track.  There are two types: standard and low headroom.  You have the vertical track on both sides of the opening.  The horizontal track is attached to the ceiling.  You would have to measure it to see exactly what you need.  I would just pay someone to come and install it for you if you want to replace this peice though.  Its a lot of work if you do not have the proper tools to do it.

The cable drum can be an item that many people have to replace during the life of their garage.  Basically they are the grooved drums on the torsion spring shaft that lifting cables go or wind around when door is opening and closing.  They can experience a lot of wear depending on who heavy the door is.  What you will probably end up replacing more than anything else is the extension spring cable.  That’s the component that usually wears out.There are many brands out there.  Make sure that the cable is aircraft grade high quality cable.  Many people recommend changing your cables if you ever have to  replace any broken springs on the drum.  Stress caused by a broken spring can transfer undue stress to an already worn out cable and cause it to break which will cause your door to fall off the track.

And a last common item that some people will have to replace most likely do to a baseball or accident is the window lite.  This is the glazed section with various types of glass or clear acrylic to allow for light and visibility.  They can be found on almost any site and in various different forms.

I really hoped that this helped.  If anyone has any questions, comments, or advice about garage door opener parts please let me know.  Use the comment section.  I am always looking for new items or suggestions.  In different parts of the country I am willing to bet that people are coming across different problems and I am interested in knowing what they are.  I have received some excellent feedback so far about this site.   So if you write a comment let me know what state you are from.  I have a friend who works for Overhead so this week I am going to ask him what are some of the top five main problems that people call in for and then post them so that people can a) prevent these things and b) know what to do if these things should happen.  Thanks and take care.

I went over to Pioneer Door here in town who is the dealer for Overhead door and asked the residential sales manager what is the most common problem that people generally call in for.  I asked him this at nine o’clock in the morning and I could tell that he was not expecting this but I thought for a moment and said “people kicking or damaging the garage photo sensor.”

Apparently he gets calls all the time because someone’s garage door will not go up and they cannot figure out why.  It just stopped working.  So they schedule a service call to get it fixed.  Well the service technician finds out that the photo sensor was damaged in some way.  How does it happen?  A person can accidentally kick it, hit it while taking out the garage, or bump into it with something including a vehicle.  When that happens the garage door will not open, obviously.

An easy problem to fix.  A lot of the time the sensor is just out of adjustment and you just have to realign it.  Other times you are going to have a purchase a brand new part.  In any case doing both of those things is cheaper than paying for a service call and buying a whole new garage door opener sensor.  Where I live a service call is actually free but in many places it can be closer to $100.

While I was there I noticed a magazine called International Door Association.  I had no idea that there was an association, and one that published a magazine, but there is.  They give all sorts of good advice on their website.  I did find out some very interesting from their website.  Apparently the federal government  is offering financial incentives to homeowners to buy qualifying insulated garage doors. Under the stimulus package   signed by President Obama on Feb, 17, 2009, tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements have been extended and increased significantly. That means that adding a new garage door in 2009 or 2010 can save you money by helping to lower home energy consumption and costs, and it will help pay for itself this year through the tax credit incentive.  Definitely something to check out!!

I got a subscription so I will keep you posted on any new events that are happening or any new information I find relating to maintaining, replacing, or purchasing garage door opener parts for your home or business.

Your garage takes up a lot of heat in your house.  Anyone who owns one will tell you right off the bat that they take forever to get warm.  And its your garage where you could be loosing a lot of heat in your house.  The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy states that the most leakage (31%) occurs through the walls, floors, ceilings, and air ducks (15%).  Your garage was most likely not built with premium insulation.  Talk about an energy hog!

As far as your garage goes I am a firm believer that the topic of insulation is a very important topic.  This is really important for me personally because have a huge garage that I have to heat and I do that via a waste oil boiler that I purchased three years ago that I fuel with the oil from my oil change business.  We have long winters where I live so I want to have the most minimal amount of heat leakage as humanly possible so I do not run out of oil (we don’t do a lot of oil changes during the winter).

Okay so hot air rises and where does it go?  The building envelope: the roof, walls, doors, and windows that enclose your garage.  You need to make sure that those components are airtight to make it energy efficient.  You want to close as many holes as possible.  The need to build or get built shafts made from plywood and foam weatherstripping  and plug the holes with them.  You can also use the spray foam.  That’s what I did.  I used urethane.  Stuff is excellent.  I spray foamed my whole attic above the garage.  I can heat it now with minimum heat even at cold temperatures.

You have to uncover all the hidden holes in your garage.  There are most likey more than you think. You can plus small holes with fire barrier sealant.  Remember to seal all the holes in your ducks.

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There are some things that are worth investing into. You know, those things that make your life way easier. And the truth is that the little things count. For instance, why strain yourself lifting that heavy garage door after getting from a tiresome day at the job when you can always use a garage door opener?

And from the wide range of openers available, one of the most popular of them all is the remote operated Genie garage door opener. You will be able to open the door of your garage just by sitting inside your car, you will never have to get out of it.

Installation is not very difficult either. For an ambitious person with some mechanical skills and a set of tools, it should be a walk in the park, especially since the manuals that all Genie openers come with are really good and provide with plenty of information. If you still are not sure about what you are doing, how about calling a friend or a neighbor over to help?

The Genie garage door opener is built in such a way that it meets all the security guidelines, so the protection of your garage is guaranteed. An interesting and undoubtedly useful feature is the automatic reversal system. This means that whenever the door of the opener encounters an obstacle for more than 3 seconds, it will turn back on its tracks. For even more additional security, a vacation lock is incorporated into the opener.

This is a short summary of the most important features of the Genie garage door opener. It is certainly a very viable option for your garage, so make sure that you take it into serious consideration.

I cannot emphasize this point anymore than I have.  I have written this on numerous blogs and will continue to do so in the future.

Please lubricate your garage door opener chain.  This can save you a lot of time.  If your chain has already broken then you will have to cough up at least $180-$200 and I hoped you learned your lesson.  If not please follow this advice and do it.

Go to the store and get a can of DW40.  If there is another type of oil you want to get then fine but in my experience DW40 works the best.  Its the strongest and is the best as far as anti corrosion and anti moisture.  You can’t beat it.

Get a ladder if you have to and spray the hell out of the chain.  Use up the whole can if you have to.  One $5.00 can of cheap WD40 costs a lot less than having to buy a brand new chain for your garage door.  It an expensive part.

Let the spray permeate.  A lot of oil may drip to the floor so just have a rag to wipe it up.  Let it sit there for at least an hour before using your garage.

And there you go.  You are good for at least a year.  You can go longer depending on how much your garage door gets used.  Inspect it from time to time.  Just don’t expect that all the parts on your garage door opener are going to last.  Just like the bearings in your vehicle’s engine need oil, and need that oil to be replenished for it to work properly, so does your chain.

If you are searching for garage door opener parts then we have tons of sites to the letf on this posts that give you the best deals in parts.  You can go to the department store but you will at least pay 30-50% percent more than if you ordered it online.  The money saved is worth the 2-3 day wait.

If your chain has a lot of slack in it and you want to fix this go to the section about adjusting your garage door opener chain.

When you need parts you generally need to know what parts you are looking for.  Is it a track?  Is it a bearing?  If it is a bearing what type of bearing do you need.  There are many out there.  You need to know what type of garage door you have.  Many people do not know the brand of the garage door they have.  It could be a Stanly Garage Door, Genie, Overhead, Craftsman, ect.  My point is that you have to know what you are dealing with before you go to the store or online.  Otherwise you are going to be blindly looking for parts you either don’t need, may not exist any longer, or the wrong part all together and when you  buy a part on the internet it is usually harder to take back.

Once you know what part you need you need to know where to get it.  I have highlighted many sites which you can find garage door opener parts in earlier posts so you can look there if you please.  As I stated you can go to a department store like Home Depot or Lowes or Aces Hardware and find the parts you need but they are going to cost you more.  When you go online they are going to be considerably less but the only problem is that a) you have to wait and b)if you get the wrong part its going to be harder to return it.  If you know the exact piece that you want then maybe online is the way to go.  But I am not going to specifically tell you to do one or the other.  Some have worked both ways.  The question is how quick do you want it and how much trouble are you willing to take on to get it at the best price.

Be carefull of a lot of “universal garage parts.”  A lot of universal parts that I have bought have not fit.  Genie makes a lot of these and I have had to take them back.

Last the advice I am going to leave you with is don’t get the cheapest part.  It will break on you and you will be looking for that same part again in the not so distant future.  You do not have to pick the most expensive one because a lot of the times you are just paying for the name but I usually go with the middle of the road.  The middle price usually works the best for me.  If part A costs $5 part B costs $10 and part C costs $20 I will usually go with part B.  Not too cheap and not too expensive.  Hope this helps and good luck!

Does your garage door opener sound like a jet taking off every time you open and close it? If you answered yes, it’s time you switched to one of Skylink’s new residential garage door openers.

The Skylink Group — a leader in wireless technology and garage door remotes — has launched a series of new Quiet Door Openers. The Easy/Quiet models employ a soft starting and stopping motor operation which prevents that loud jet-sound many homeowners are used to. The Easy/Quiet Door Opener will be rolled-out in three different models, EQ-1511, EQ-1522 and EQ-1722. All models have the following features:

– Optimal self learning force, which detects any obstacles
– Automatic light dimming
– Rolling code technology
– Safety Durable chain drive

“The products were designed with the consumer in mind — not only is it quiet, but it’s easy to install and use,” noted Philip Tsui, CEO of Skylink. “Skylink is proud to have its name on these two tiers of residential garage door openers.”

As a step up from the Easy/Quiet system, Skylink is also unveiling their Intelligent/Quiet models. The Intelligent/Quiet Door Opener will be available in two different models, IQ-1523 and IQ-1723, which employ all the same features as the Easy/Quiet models, plus an intelligent wall console. The console provides a programming interface, timer and vacation locks, an event log which memorizes when the 10 previous garage door opener activations occurred and a diagnostic message display.

“As a leader in home access solutions, we know the importance of providing homeowners with convenience and security. Consumers will never have to climb a ladder again in order to re-program their openers. A garage door opener that safely and securely opens and performs is truly a benefit,” added Tsui.

Skylink’s Easy/Quiet and Easy/Intelligent Residential Garage Door Opener systems are priced from $159.99 (U.S.) and are available worldwide. Skylink also offers a professional line of garage door openers with a sold rail. For more information, please visit Skylink at www.skylinkhome.com or contact via telephone at 800-304-1187.

They sell all the little parts that you could use for your garage door.  From bearings to lubricant to tracks.  A nice place to go if you know exactly what garage door opener part you need and want to order it online.  Their prices seem really good as well.  I also noticed a bunch of nice other URLs on their website to choose from if you cannot find what you are looking for there.  Check them out.

BWT, I am not in any way getting paid to write about them.  From time to time I like to highlight other websites like mine that I think would be useful to people looking for garage door opener parts.

Stop.  Your impatience can turn a bad situation worse.  Please do not go to Sears thinking you are going to get a great deal.  Anywhere you go, no matter where you are, you are going to pay outrageous rates for garage door opener parts.  I can promise you that. A garage door chain that will cost you $250.00 at your department store, like Sears, will cost you $170.00 online.  Thats a $70.00 savings for one garage door opener part(s).

Shop around.  Yes, you are going to have to wait 3-4 days for shipping.  Trust me its worth the money.  A friend of mine had a garage door opener repairs business and I used to help him.  He taught me a lot of things.  He made a fortune.  He didn’t rip anyone off but the mark up on garage door parts is huge.  Its expected.  Everyone pays.  The key is to maintain your garage door parts and order online for good deals when something does go wrong.  Till next time. People know that when someone has their garage door broken they want to fix it as soon as possible.  They just want the problem solved, no matter what the cost.

You can find prices for garage door opener parts that are sometimes half the price of retail stores. I reccommend you click on the Garage Door Parts Website if you want to learn about a site where you can find almost anything.