Garage door opener

[FarmerSid]

Hey All! Got a question. I was just given a used 1/2 or 1/4 HP Liftmaster chain drive opener. It came off of your typical 7' high by 9' wide sectional door or a similar size. I have two 10'X10' insulated Wayne Dalton sectional doors on my shop. Can I use this opener on my 10'X10's? I see that I will have to extend the shaft from the opener to where it connects to the wall but will I have enough adjustment on the opener to accomodate the furthur up and down travel?

Thanks.

 

[nova65ss]

Yes you will have enough adjustment. If the doors are 10 high it will never open all the way up though. You can build the header out a little and it will open about 8'.

 

[kbs2244]

If he gets the extension kit won't he have enough travel to open it all the way?

 

[nova65ss]

If he gets the extension kit won't he have enough travel to open it all the way?

They do not make an extension kit for a Liftmaster opener. They do make them for the newer Chamberlain but it uses a different type of rail. Even then it is only a 12" extension to go from 7' to 8'.