Everything About Garage Door Openers

If your Genie garage door opener remote doesn’t work anymore or if you have to replace it, then there are a lot of models from where you can choose. You should also check out if your opener supports Intellicode, because there are special remotes for Intellicode, which can’t be used for the normal models.

The remote models which are compatible with Intellicode are: GICT390-1 – a compact model with one button, GICT390-3 - also is compact, but this one has three buttons, Genie GIFT390-1 Mini – is equipped with a red flashlight, Genie GIT390-4, Genie GIC-1 – is an overhead door code dodger remote, Genie GIC-2 – similar to GIC-1, GIC-3, Genie GMI-3BL, Genie GMIC-2BL – for older models, GCT-3, GT-30, GT-31. These models are compatible for the following models: Excelerator, PRO99-2IC, CMD9900-IC, ISD990-2, ISD1000, PMX500-IC/B, PMX300-IC/B, PMXIC-250/B, PMLD500, PDG400, PCG400, PCG450, PCG650, GCG350, GCG350L, PCG600, PCG650, PMX60, PMX65, PMX70, PMX75, PMX80, PMX85. There are other models too, but these are the most important ones.

Another type of remotes are those, which work with internal or external receivers with 12-Dip. These remotes can be used for the following models from 1982 until 1992: BlueMax, GG1950, GG1810, GS900, GS920, GS940, GS975, GS810, GS810A, GS815, GS840, GS210, GS250, SP99, SP129, SP229, LD100, LD500, LD100A, LD550A, LAD125, LAD555, CM6000, CM6000A, CM60, CM70, CM80, CM60S, CM70S, CM80S, PMX60, PMX70, PMX80, PRO83, PRO93, PRO88S, PRO98S, CM7500, CM8500, CM7500S, CM8500S, SD9500, SD9000, SD8000, SD2500, SD5000, GXL/GX/G Series 9500 9000 8000 2500 5000 10000. These are the most important models.

Finally the remotes compatible for 9 dip switch garage door openers can be used for the following models: CH125, CH130, GS980, GS9800, GS880, GS8800, GS820, GS8200, GS720, GS850, GS800, PRO82, PRO98, PRO88, PRO90.

These are the most important types of remotes you will need. Be sure to check if you need Intellicode or not and if you can’t use then you might want to change that. There are conversion kits, which will help you to do that and up the security of your garage. Also, make sure that you get the remote with the right frequency or it won’t work.

Garage door openers have been used for a long time. But to be honest what is a garage door opener without a remote? If there the weather is awful, you still have to get out of the car to open the garage door, if you don’t have a remote. That’s why remotes for garage door openers were invented, to make the life of the user more comfortable.

The first remote systems, which were manufactured, were very simple. You just needed a transmitter and a receiver and that’s all. On the selected frequency the transmitter would send the signal, the receiver would process it and the garage door would have closed or opened, depending on the position. After a while, more and more people got a garage door opener and even if the remote wasn’t very powerful and hadn’t a long range you could still accidentally open your neighbor’s garage door.

Something had to be done about this and after a while the new remote systems came out. A digital code was preset using a dip switch on the receiver as well as on the transmitter. Using this system your garage door opener would have 256 different codes, but nobody thought about security until a house was robbed. Thieves could steal the code using a device called the code grabber. At one point these devices were very easy to find and if a thief had the required code he could easily open the garage door. That’s why, again, changes had to be made.

Nowadays the remote systems are equipped with a code rolling system. That means that every time you use the remote the code will change. A thief can still steal the code, but he can do nothing with it, because he stole the code that was changed and even if you think that he might try to steal all the codes, I don’t think he will. Because most code rolling systems have a few billions of possibilities. The spectrum of today’s remotes is between 300 and 400 MHz. Another thing that might happen is that someone could accidentally change the code using a remote for their own garage door opener. You don’t have to worry about that either, the system saves lock-a-head codes in case this happens.

Earlier it was really unsafe to get a remote controlled garage door opener, but now it is completely safe. It is impossible for someone to copy all the codes!

If you’re not sure about something related to Stanley garage door openers or if you have a question you might want to read this article, because I am going to try and talk about the most common problems that users have. This article will present the most common scenarios for Stanley garage door opener troubleshooting.

If your garage door is smoking and it won’t open then that means that you could have a burned drive belt. That’s what usually happens, but you could also have a burned circuit board or capacitor. Don’t worry it is easy to find replacement parts and to replace them.
If the garage door won’t open and you hear something that sounds similar to a hum then it is almost sure that your capacitor is broken. Many people wonder how much a Stanley garage door opener will last. Well the average life is somewhere between 8 and 10 years.

Sometimes the garage door won’t work even if nothing is broken. The usual reasons for that are:
1.The power cord isn’t plugged in properly. You should also test for power with anything you want;
2.If the garage door opener has been cycled too much, then the motor overload protector will be activated. After waiting for 10 minutes, it should work again;
3.If you use a four function wall console then you should make sure that the switch is in the “unlocked” position. If it is locked, the opener won’t work;
4.The worst thing that can usually happen is if the garage door is out of balance. The first thing to do in this case is to “emergency disconnect” the door from the opener. If the door opener works without being connected to the garage door, then you should test the balance of the door and fix it.

The usual problems if the hand transmitter doesn’t work or it works only if you are close to the door are easily solved. In this case here is what you should do:
1.First of all you should review the instruction manual and check the troubleshooting section;
2.If it is a secure transmitter and it was used more than 16 times out of range all you have to do is to press in twice in range and it will work again;
3.The battery might be dead or very weak. You should also try to replace it;
4.Check the antenna of the garage door opener;
5.Anything that is using powerful signals might ruin the signal of the transmitter and that’s why it only works from a close range.

Things to do if the Pushbutton doesn’t work:
1. The first thing you should check is if the wires aren’t in contact. If they are, that can happen at the rear of the opener or at the Pushbutton, then the button won’t work;
2. If it still doesn’t work then you should disconnect the wires and try to short them across the screws of the button. You should use a screw driver to do that.

If while the door closes and when it reaches the floor it opens then here is what you should do:
1. If something is between the door and the floor then it won’t close. Check for   anything that might be there and remove it if it is present;
2. It could also happen that the concrete will sink or heave. The manual will offer details on how to fix this on sections that should sound something like “Close Position” and “Entrapment Test”.

If the opener activates itself then you should check the wiring of the Pushbutton. These are the most common problems with garage door openers. If you assured yourself that something must be broken, you will have to replace that part.

Maybe you heard about the Clicker, but you don’t know what it is for sure.  Well, a clicker is like a remote control. It has 3 buttons or less and when you push them you will hear a “click”. That’s why they are called clickers. There is also a company owned by Chamberlain, which is called Clicker. They provide the Clicker universal garage door opener remote control and universal keypads for your garage door opener.

If you lost your remote control or it doesn’t work anymore, Clicker offers you universal remotes which you can program to be used for your garage door opener. However, these products can be used only for openers which were manufactured after 1993. These openers should also have photo-eye safety sensors. They can be easily found at the bottom of the garage door track. If these sensors aren’t present then you should replace your opener, because it is enforced by law to have the sensors.

The Clicker universal remote control can operate 2 garage door openers at the same time, even if the brands of the openers are different. It comes with a Lithium battery, which will be very durable. It can be used for the following brands: Genie, Linear, Moore-o-Matic, Stanley, Wayne-Dalton, Craftsman, Chamberlain and LiftMaster. You get a one year warranty for this product.

The Clicker universal wireless keypads can be installed outside very easily and are very useful if you forgot your key or remote. It is very easy to install you, don’t need to connect any wires. You can program your own code, you don’t have to memorize preset codes. It also is backlit so you can see the numbers during the night. It also was designed to withstand the worst weather. The keypad is compatible with the following openers: Genie, Linear, Moore-o-Matic, Stanley, Wayne-Dalton, Craftsman, Chamberlain and LiftMaster.

So if you lost your remote or if your remote doesn’t work anymore you can also consider this universal remote from Clicker. Remember that you can use it for any two garage opener brands mentioned above. The universal keypad is also very resistant and will be useful when you don’t have the keys or remote to your garage door.