Garage door help

[whakm]

Have a 1/2 hp liftmaster that works.........some of the time. I've replaced the motor capacitor and checked all the wires( nothing loose found). It'll go for 2-3 weeks not working and then it'll decide to work ( for a day or two).
When it's not working the light still comes on and you can hear the motor "clicking" on then off. Oh ya, its about 35 years old.Thanks

[JayB]

They make new, better and improved ones. If you spent 35 years raising the garage door, you would need weeks at a time off too.

.....and God Bless America.

[BertramBass]

Just replace it.

[whakm]

Just replace it.

Ya, this is my basic thought but I hate spending money when I don't need to. Thought it might be an easy fix

[brokeno]

Ez fix. Replace it

[FLASH_OUTDOORS]

Ya, this is my basic thought but I hate spending money when I don't need to. Thought it might be an easy fix

You don’t HAVE to spend money. Disconnect it and open the door by hand. Problem solved for free!!!!


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[whakm]

That's what I say BUT momma has other ideas.

[JhuntsAlot]

When you say it is clicking, does it sound like an electrical click or a mechanical type of click?

There is a difference, just hard to put into words. lol


J

[yaqui]

Try one of the new chamberlain's. We put one in a year or so ago. It is quiet, belt driven, easily adjustable, and comes with a keypad and remotes. Also, you can use an app to open and close the door, and the app will tell you if the door is opened or closed. I installed it myself, and no offense, but if I can do it, anyone can.

[hogslayer78]

You don’t HAVE to spend money. Disconnect it and open the door by hand. Problem solved for free!!!!


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This is how I been doing mine for 12 years

[deerplanter]

When you say it is clicking, does it sound like an electrical click or a mechanical type of click?

There is a difference, just hard to put into words. lol


J

I got one doing the same thing, mine is a mechanical click. I thought it was jammed but it's not and it's intermittent. I have a new opener in the attack, just being lazy on swapping it out.

[Snakelover]

If you got 35 years out of a garage door opener, you're already WAY ahead of the curve. That's more than double their average life. Time to treat your wife and yourself to a new one.

[Casey]

I just added a $30 smart controller to mine and feel that will be a game changer. We are bad about not remembering to close the door when we leave. This solved that. So, as suggested, go smart when you replace that POS.

[Tjciranni]

replace it.

[JhuntsAlot]

I got one doing the same thing, mine is a mechanical click. I thought it was jammed but it's not and it's intermittent. I have a new opener in the attack, just being lazy on swapping it out.

Ah, ok. Probably a plastic gear that went bad. Might still be available to replace and probably only a few bucks. Or the one in the attic might have swapable parts.


J