So you took care to choose the best garage door for your home. You made sure it not only was a perfect fit aesthetically, but also possessed the insulation factor you need to maintain the desired temperature of your garage and home. Now that it is set, you are proud to have this beautiful new garage door protecting your vehicles and boxes of stuff, or it makes for an attractive door that protects you and keeps you warm as you use the garage for your man-cave. Once all that is taken care of, it becomes time to have a garage door opener installed in your Los Angeles home. Since you do everything so thoroughly, you will now put as much effort into choosing the right automatic opener as you did in choosing the right door.
What exactly do you want in a garage door opener? Maybe you want it to be easy to use and expandable to multiple users? Of course, you want your new garage door opener installation to be very secure. Since it will preempt the normal lock on the door, you need the automatic opener to only open when an authorized user command it to. Maybe you are tech savvy and want a garage door opener that will work with your smartphone and your “smart home”. Maybe you are more budget conscious and need a garage door that is well made and pleasant to use but does not break the bank. All of that is possible and more.
When thinking about that perfect garage door opener, you should keep these three key attributes in mind:
How secure: If security is of the utmost importance, you need to buy a product with a rolling access code. If money is no object, you can even get one that uses biometric data for that extra touch.
How Noisy: If you absolutely need to save the money, a chain driven automatic opener will do the trick – but you must accept the higher noise level. A belt drive will cost you more, but it will make less noise. This is very important if the garage shares a wall with a bedroom.
How it works: Are you fine with having to manually activate a button or switch to get the door to open? Would you rather it begin opening as your car pulls up? These features could make or break a model when making the final decision.
The Best Buy for the Thrifty Guy
Chamberlain’s PD612EV half horse powered and MyQ enabled automatic opener is the best product you can possibly by for this low of a price. If you really look long and hard, you might be able to find it for $130!
The Most Quiet of the Bunch
Genie’s SilentMax 750 simply can’t be beat. They must have used magic to work up a powerful opener that is so silent you won’t disturb the rest of your family when you get home late. This is a 75% HP motor and can handle doors up to 500lbs!
Securing your Home Is Worth Every Penney
It does use a chain drive, so you have to be able to accept some noise, but the Chamberlain PD512 is the one to turn to when safety and security matter most. The rolling code on this one is even patent protected so if you want this level of security, you need to get this one.
