Roll up door opener options?

[dubojr10]

I'm building a 26X40 metal shop/garage in the weeks coming. Slab should be poured in the next couple days. The new building kit is coming with 2 10' wide roll up doors. Is there an opener that can can easily automate these doors. My understanding is there used to be many options but that has been reduced greatly these days.

Thanks in advance!

 

[dw1]

Alot on here have been talking about the Liftmaster 8500, I bought one and installed it, but still waiting on the power company to tie my electric service in.

 

[dubojr10]

How does it connect to the roll up door though?

 

[dubojr10]

Something just like this is what I'm looking for. Sold in Australia but I can't find anything in the States.

 

[dw1]

How does it connect to the roll up door though?

To the shaft, I guess it would work on your roll up door? you can search on here and find alot of info on it.
https://www.liftmaster.com/for-homes/garage-door-openers/elite-series/model-8500

 

[dubojr10]

I'll have to double check but I don't think the center shaft on these doors rotates as they go up or down. Metal structure should be delivered in the next couple weeks.

 

[Apex Structures]

Go with belt drive, super quiet.

 

[dubojr10]

I haven't seen an option for belt drive for roll up doors. Can you point me in the right direction that also shows how it would mechanically be connected.

 

[TTA89]

This is what mine looks like, the previous owner installed it so I don't know much about it.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

To the shaft, I guess it would work on your roll up door? you can search on here and find alot of info on it.
https://www.liftmaster.com/for-homes/garage-door-openers/elite-series/model-8500

OP is referring to a roll up door, not a sectional door. Shaft on roll doors does not rotate, the door drum spins on the shaft.

You need a door designed for the opener from the get go. Otherwise you are going to do ALOT of homebrew engineering to make something work, sorta.

Do you have to have an opener? The manual doors, which use a endless chain to operate them, are rather easy to open and close.

The biggest problem is you need a mechanism for disengaging the drive or freewheeling it, from the door for manual operation.

Charles

 

[Steves32]

My roll up door is a Janus & uses a commercial Janus Pantheon opener.
Not cheap. Direct drive DC motor in the roll.
Works great going on 3 years now.

http://www.janusintl.com/products/Operators/documents/PantheonCommercialSalesBrochure.pdf

 

[dubojr10]

OP is referring to a roll up door, not a sectional door. Shaft on roll doors does not rotate, the door drum spins on the shaft.

You need a door designed for the opener from the get go. Otherwise you are going to do ALOT of homebrew engineering to make something work, sorta.

Do you have to have an opener? The manual doors, which use a endless chain to operate them, are rather easy to open and close.

The biggest problem is you need a mechanism for disengaging the drive or freewheeling it, from the door for manual operation.

Charles

The garage will be used to house the daily communter vehicle so automation would be a huge improvement. The video of the product I posted above is capable of disenaging and I understand the safety need for that. Manual operation would soley be for emergencies.

My roll up door is a Janus & uses a commercial Janus Pantheon opener.
Not cheap. Direct drive DC motor in the roll.
Works great going on 3 years now.

http://www.janusintl.com/products/Operators/documents/PantheonCommercialSalesBrochure.pdf

Now this looks like what I'd be looking for! Now let's talk about this "not cheap" issue.... LOL

 

[dubojr10]

Looks like Janus has a couple of options. I have asked for a dealer listing. I guess I can get some pricing after that.

 

[Denwood]

My roll up door came from smartgarage.ca .

The motor was not inexpensive, but very nicely featured. It's quiet and powerful. The two key fobs and wall operator are all wireless, four channel, so pretty simple to install.

 

[dubojr10]

This is what mine looks like, the previous owner installed it so I don't know much about it.

Thanks Mike. You pics led me to this too. Liftmaster 3950. Has options to add a keypad and remotes.

https://www.liftmaster.com/Catalogresourcesv3/en-us/shared/files/sellsheets/3950 4.0.pdf

 

[dubojr10]

Looks like the Liftmaster 3950 is going to be around $300. A cool option to them as well is the MyQ Control. This allows you to monitor and control them anywhere/anytime with your smart phones. I think I'm gonna go this route. $715 for two openers, all the hardware, and the MyQ setup for both doors.

 

[wcp0611]

I know I'm digging up an old thread, but are their any cheaper alternatives for the liftmaster 3950? I would like to install a door opener but 300.00 and up is not in my budget. It doesn't have to be so pretty or clean of an install as the 3950. Rolling up a 16 x 10 drum door.

 

[ard]

I've been stalking craigslist for a used commercial operator.... New they run 600-1000 in general.

$300 for that 3950 is pretty reasonable

Even a conventional opener with a 10 ft kit isn't much cheaper than that....