Best Garage Door Openers: Garage Door Opener Review

Best garage-door opener overall

*Est. $250 Compare Prices

We found the best reviews overall for the Chamberlain Whisper Drive belt-driven garage-door opener. Reviews say this model is quieter than chain-drive and screw-drive openers. Installation is straightforward, and it comes… with a lot of features, including two three-function remote controls, an outside keyless entry pad, rolling-code security, a glowing wall panel and more. The 1/2-hp motor is appropriate for most single and double garage doors. There's a lifetime motor warranty, ten years on the belt and one year on other parts.

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Amazon.com: Owner reviews here are overwhelmingly positive; about 70 percent of the more than 60 ratings giving the Chamberlain Whisper Drive ...

BuildersSquare.com: About ten user reviews on this retailer website give a good average score to the Chamberlain Whisper Drive WD822KD, with just a ...

Dulley.com: Syndicated columnist James Dulley sells these reports for about $3. It's important to know beforehand that he doesn't rank ...

EZineArticles.com: Garage expert Adam Taiz installs and uses the Chamberlain WD822KD for this review, saying installation and programming are easy ...

Daily Stocks.com: This article doesn't rate garage-door openers and doesn't get specific enough to discuss model numbers, but does give an idea of ...

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Budget garage-door opener

Chamberlain Power Drive Security-Plus PD210D

*Est. $135 Compare Prices

We found good feedback for the Chamberlain Power Drive 1/2 HP garage-door opener, which works for one- or two-door garages. Most owners find it easy to install. Extra features are limited but include a single-button… remote control with rolling code security. This unit works with a chain drive, which is louder than other mechanisms, but few reviewers complain about the noise.

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Amazon.com: About two-thirds of the approximately two dozen owner reviews give a positive score to the Chamberlain PD210D, but you need to ...

Daily Stocks.com: This article doesn't rank garage-door openers, but does discuss the various brands' makes. The Power Drive, for instance, is one ...

Dulley.com: James Dulley sells reports on home products for about $3 each. He doesn't tell you which to buy, but gives good detail about ...

ConsumerReports.org: Many of the nine models tested in this older report have been discontinued. A Chamberlain Whisper Drive is tested, but no Power ...

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for $153.24

Best for extra-large or heavy doors

Chamberlain PD752D

*Est. $170 Compare Prices

If you have a larger or heavier garage door, the larger 3/4-hp motor on the Chamberlain PD752D has 50 percent more power than most garage-door openers. Because it's a chain-drive opener, this model is noisier than other… types, but owners are extremely happy with everything from installation to operation and overall reliability. Chamberlain makes the almost identical Craftsman 53990 (*est. $230) for Sears. The Craftsman version costs a bit less but has only a 90-day labor warranty. The Chamberlain PD752D comes with all the usual features, including a wireless outdoor keypad.

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Amazon.com: None of the approximately 20 owner reviews here give fewer than three out of five stars to the Chamberlain PD752D garage door ...

Dulley.com: Columnist James Dulley sells home-products buyers' guides for about $3 each. He doesn't rank models, but details what's ...

Daily Stocks.com: This overview won't really tell you which model or brand to buy, but does differentiate each brand's various makes, such as ...

ConsumerReports.org: Since many of nine models tested are discontinued and the article is no longer on Consumer Report's website, you'd have to hunt ...

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Screw-drive garage-door opener

Genie H6000A-2K

*Est. $190 Compare Prices

We found lots of popular support for the Genie H6000A-2K garage-door opener from homeowners who say it's quiet, reliable and easy to install. The Genie garage-door opener is a screw-driven model -- so it's quieter than a… chain-driven garage-door opener, but not as quiet as a more expensive belt-drive model. The Genie H6000A-2K includes a deluxe wall console, two three-button remotes, wireless keypad and safe-t beam sensors. It comes with a ten-year warranty on the motor and two years on other parts.

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HomeDepot.com: About 20 user reviews give the Genie H6000A-2K a very good average score, just a few giving it fewer than four out of five stars, ...

Daily Stocks.com: This is an overview that discusses garage-door openers, but doesn't say which is best. Reviewer Richard Romando says Genies ...

Dulley.com: Columnist James Dulley sells buyers' guides for about $3 each, but they don't rank products. He says he has a Genie screw-driven ...

ConsumerReports.org: A couple older Genie screw-drive models are tested, but not the H6000A-2K. There's very little in this outdated article that ...

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Home Depot

for $197.00

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