Question:
I'm installing a new wood garage door in a small, low-ceiled garage
and want to install an automatic opener.
A garage door installer came by for an estimate yesterday and told me
that I didn't have enough ceiling height for my existing door and that
the opening would have to be shortened to six feet to accomodate an
opener. I'm six feet tall and with a door sitting even lower than me
I can see some serious skull cracks from that.
Does anyone know of any other low-clearance openers or any experience
with the Miracle(tm) opener above?
Answer:
That and the fact that I saw about a hundred "affiliates"
selling this opener but no product reviews of it made me skeptical,
which is why I asked about it here. It looked like it might be one of
those Chinese MLM products.
Quick turn brackets, which are designed to make the door edge turn
sooner, might buy you enough clearance, but doubtful.
Look at the Wayne Dalton IDrive opener. It mounts to the torsion
spring shaft above the door (if you have extension springs you would
have to convert). There is no track above the door, so it will work
in very low clearance situations. But it's a bit pricey too.
The miracle operator isn't that good, especially if you have extension
springs. The thing opens and closes the door from one side of door nnd if
your door is not working perfectly the thing will not function correctly.
This opener is prone to many trouble calls once it starts "slipping" in the
track..
