We just put a brand new Genie Belt Drive up and it's so stupid quiet 🤫. I mean with the chain you could hear in farthest bedroom / television off but now you can't really hear it with the television off in the living room. Ranch style house (1686 Sq. Ft.), garage, laundry room, and kitchen kinda attached with the living room butted up to the kitchen. I mean it's stupid quiet and if my security system didn't ding with movement in the camera you would never know anyone was in the garage or coming into the house.
I just did this simple fix a few weeks ago and took all of 5-10 minutes. I can’t stress enough, no not over tighten! It’s ok to do a few test runs to ensure you have the right tension. 👍
Gotta be honest...I watched the video even though I don't have a Garage. Just watched to check out your new-to-you New Hampshire Home. Hoping NH living is everything and more for you and your Family.
Went belt drive years ago. Soooo much quieter! I probably wouldn’t pay to replace A perfectly good chain drive unit, but if I was ever replacing one, belt drive for the win!
We just put a brand new 1.25 hp Genie Belt Drive up and it's so stupid quiet 🤫 (go big or go home). I mean with the 0.5 hp Genie Chain Drive you could hear in farthest bedroom / television off but now you can't really hear it with the television off in the living room. Ranch style house (1686 Sq. Ft.), garage, laundry room, and kitchen kinda attached with the living room butted up to the kitchen. I mean it's stupid quiet and if my security system didn't ding with movement in the camera you would never know anyone was in the garage or coming into the house.
Nice pro tip! I lubricated my chain, wheels and spring about a week ago but didn't notice the excessive slack in the chain until you dropped this video. I just made this adjustment, it took 5 min or less counting hunting down my 1/4 inch wrench. The door did seem to quiet down some and I see the chain vibrating and suspect that vibrations designed to be carried by the chain were being transferred elsewhere this whole time! BTW, I used a vice grip to keep the chain from rotating, that's a tip I learned from your vid on replacing a lawn mower blade. Keep em coming.
You moving is the best thing this channel needs. The endless amount of videos that will come out of this new home should boost your views and subscribers. Goodluck on the new home!
I've been following your simple how-to advice for several years now. It's made a huge difference, keeping long term repair costs down and increasing the enjoyment of my home. Thank you. Your videos are just the right length with excellent camera angles and detailed voiceovers. Would love to see some tips/reviews on your Kubota tractor and other gear for large property maintenance.
Wow! What a difference! Never adjusted any of the two doors (22 years). The single door was OK, but the double door was sagging below the rail. Thanks for the tip.
I did this for mine but the locking nut was actually on the other side (left instead of right). Also definitely recommend opening and then closing the garage door and readjust. I had to readjust a second time. Thank you! They don't teach you this stuff when one buys a home for the first time.
I love this channel. If I may add a suggestion to this video. Permatex 80070 Silicone Spray Lubricant. Chase down squeaks with this guy after this repair is done. I got my real loud garage door almost whisper quiet with this fix, the lubricant fix, and then some custom fabricating to get rid of some rattling throughout the system.
Thank you! I have two Liftmaster garage door openers where the chains were starting to droop. Did a little tightening of both and the doors are operating a lot better. I also had one rail on one door that was just little more gap between the down rail at the top and the side rail. I put a piece of Gorilla tape in the rail and that covered the gap enough to quiet the door. (I don't want to start mucking with the rail bolts...).
I'm sure curious as to what the door motor mount bracket is connected to at 3:17 (top section). Looks like they would have to double or triple up on the rail. I don't imagine there's a style there but maybe one was installed. I would have set the strut closer to the bracket with a LHT. In most cases, the door is set heavy so as to allow the weight to help close the door. This way helps the top panel from being pushed against the top of the opening. Without proper backing on the door for the bracket, you're asking a lot from the lag bolts, apparently it's held up thus far but I wouldn't be comfortable with it.
The tractor was perfectly placed for door opening. I would love to see a quick walk around your new home. Maybe some ideas in your brain can be shared during walk through.
Any advice for a screw drive system? Love your channel, found many home improvements through your videos! I've watched a lot of videos on garage doors but haven't figured out my problem yet.
I've oliled mine, and increased the torque but my 1/2 hp doesn't have enough power anymore. It thinks something is holding it back, I'm gonna have to adjust my center spring
I have a 35 year old screw drive. Loud AF, but refuses to stop working. A little grease once a year keeps it as quiet as possible, that isn't very quiet.
I live in a condo building with an underground parkade. The chain is where it's supposed to be, but the whole door is loud. If I want to lubricate the rollers, what type of grease or oil should I use?
Dude! I suspected my chain ⛓️💥 was loose, so much so, it is hanging 5 or 6 inches below the bar. Funny how repair men pretended like they don't notice when fixing just what's broken and not mentioning it. Do they assume I'm too cheap to pay for maintenance, or just letting it be so they can respond to a catastrophic failure. I think it's the latter.
I disagree that this is the most common problem with garage doors making noise. From my experience, it's the house settling and the rails needing to be realigned properly.
The absolute worst drive sytem. Runs forever, loud as hell. Sprays dirt on your door and cars. Get a belt drive when it breaks. You wont be dissapointed.
why don't you show us all how to put a muffler on a gas generator so that we wouldn't be hurt all over the neighborhood and it would be as quiet as a car engine running that would be quite the project for you
Considering he has spent a lot of time showing battery solutions for powering a whole house, I don’t think SC is going to be showing gas generator muffler mods any time soon.
