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Posted by Joseph Meehan on June 21, 2005, 7:25 am
Dave wrote:
>I used to have a genie which was the screw type, which I presume is
> what you have. What a piece of junk!! In the winter time the screw
> would contract and make all kinds of racket and periodically would
> hang up. If I were you I would junk it and not fool around with it. A
> new opener doesn't cost all that much. Sears always has them on sale.
>
And I have had 4 of them (two different homes with two car garages) and
not once have I had any problems with them. That's about 60 years of
experience.
I would say you had a bad install.
>
>> When I tried to open the garage door, it started and stopped after
>> traveling less than a foot.
>> The limit switches were both connected correctly.
>> I tried to move the trac using an open end wrench and it will not
>> move beyond the point where the drive locks.
>> Has anyone seen this problem before and is it worth fixing? The door
>> opener is approximately 25 years old.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Ron
>> Munroe Falls, Ohio
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Joseph Meehan
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