Modify Garage Door Opener

Garage doors with a keypad place a ladder beneath the garage door s motor unit to reach the unit.

Modify garage door opener.

Look for a button that says learn and hold that down until the light starts blinking. Release the button when the light beside it. Push the learn button on the motor again so its light comes on again. Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door.

The basic process goes something like this. Loosen the brackets securing it to the ceiling and gently lower it down. Install the bracket that comes with the garage door opener over the garage door using the screw gun. Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need.

First you ll want to open the access panel on the backside of your garage door opener. Use the open ended adjustable wrench to loosen the bracket and remove the bracket on the door and the bracket above the door. If you can see something that looks like a bicycle chain near the motor unit of your opener consider replacing it with a screw driver or belt drive garage door opener. Please subscribe to my new channel handy homeowner dedicated to how to videos like this one.

Press the learn button located on the side of the motor and hold it down. Even a newer model chain drive unit will likely be quieter than an older model but screw drives are noticeably quieter and belt drives are the quietest of all.