Comments on: Garage door openers and Eichler sliders http://osunick.com/2008/08/10/garage-door-openers-and-eichler-sliders/ A blog about tech, gadgets, Eichlers, and budding entrepreneurship (in no particular order) Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:19:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raj A http://osunick.com/2008/08/10/garage-door-openers-and-eichler-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-27924 Raj A Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:19:50 +0000 http://osunick.com/?p=10#comment-27924 Thanks to your ideas and the detail here, I have automated both my garage doors. I should have followed your instructions on the brackets. I will have to redo the outer door to it does not interfere with the 2nd door. Also since I have the beams going the other way ( parallel to the garage opening) I was able to install the openers in the center and have working safety sensors. Once again than you for a very informative essay. Raj Thanks to your ideas and the detail here, I have automated both my garage doors. I should have followed your instructions on the brackets. I will have to redo the outer door to it does not interfere with the 2nd door.
Also since I have the beams going the other way ( parallel to the garage opening) I was able to install the openers in the center and have working safety sensors.
Once again than you for a very informative essay.
Raj

]]> By: erich http://osunick.com/2008/08/10/garage-door-openers-and-eichler-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-11860 erich Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:03:12 +0000 http://osunick.com/?p=10#comment-11860 Very nice! Heh, do all Eichler owners drive Audis? Very nice!

Heh, do all Eichler owners drive Audis?

]]> By: osunick http://osunick.com/2008/08/10/garage-door-openers-and-eichler-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-7142 osunick Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:25:49 +0000 http://osunick.com/?p=10#comment-7142 There's a beam in the center of my garage, so mounting the units in the middle isn't feasible without cutting the beam. The safety sensors are actually bypassed, so the only thing I have preventing disaster on the garage are the force limiters which I believe work on both opening and closing. So I agree with you but mounting the openers in the center wasn't feasible, particularly if I wanted to have both doors. There’s a beam in the center of my garage, so mounting the units in the middle isn’t feasible without cutting the beam. The safety sensors are actually bypassed, so the only thing I have preventing disaster on the garage are the force limiters which I believe work on both opening and closing. So I agree with you but mounting the openers in the center wasn’t feasible, particularly if I wanted to have both doors.

]]> By: Matt http://osunick.com/2008/08/10/garage-door-openers-and-eichler-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-7053 Matt Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:40:38 +0000 http://osunick.com/?p=10#comment-7053 Very nicely done! Altho, I would have done one thing differently: Your current setup defeats the inbuilt safety systems of the openers. You're opening your doors with a closing motion (if I'm seeing this correctly), which means if the door hits something opening, it will close back, and if you've installed the safety sensors, if someone crosses the beam, the door will close instead of opening. You have a very good idea, but I would have mounted the openers in the opposite directions, putting the motor units to the middle. But again, you have a great idea, and this is very nicely done! :-) Very nicely done!

Altho, I would have done one thing differently:

Your current setup defeats the inbuilt safety systems of the openers. You’re opening your doors with a closing motion (if I’m seeing this correctly), which means if the door hits something opening, it will close back, and if you’ve installed the safety sensors, if someone crosses the beam, the door will close instead of opening. You have a very good idea, but I would have mounted the openers in the opposite directions, putting the motor units to the middle.

But again, you have a great idea, and this is very nicely done! :-)

]]> By: kylae jordan http://osunick.com/2008/08/10/garage-door-openers-and-eichler-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-5476 kylae jordan Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:46:20 +0000 http://osunick.com/?p=10#comment-5476 the problem with cheap garage door openers is that they are sold with a 3 piece rail. The 3 piece rail has a tendency to warp or break due to the stress points. I always recommend to my customers liftmaster <a href="http://www.aclickawayremotes.com" rel="nofollow">garage door opener</a> motors with the one piece rail. They get the full warranty and I have yet to replace a rail, only head units due to lightning strikes and such. the problem with cheap garage door openers is that they are sold with a 3 piece rail. The 3 piece rail has a tendency to warp or break due to the stress points. I always recommend to my customers liftmaster garage door opener motors with the one piece rail. They get the full warranty and I have yet to replace a rail, only head units due to lightning strikes and such.

]]> By: Scott http://osunick.com/2008/08/10/garage-door-openers-and-eichler-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Scott Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:48:51 +0000 http://osunick.com/?p=10#comment-7 Very impressive Osunick! I know my Genie <a HREF="http://www.geniecompany.com/" rel="nofollow">garage door opener</A> could handle that too! Very impressive Osunick! I know my Genie garage door opener could handle that too!

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