I install a ton of these side mount openers. The stuttering from open to close is normal. System is checking for any cable slack. Good video, nice install.
You’re welcome bud, I’m anxiously awaiting your future videos showing the improvements that you make on your new home ! I have a feeling you’re gonna do those.
Awesome video. I plan on using the same type on my new shop. I’ll also use a ceiling hugger track so the door doesn’t interfere with my car lift. Love the Vettes by the way. I had a C6 but now I’m looking for a C7 Grand Sport.
I have my genie wall mount sitting in the box in the garage. I ordered the max Jax and have them in the box in the garage too. I’m so excited to get them setup for the c5. Thank you for the video, and as always great work ! 👊😊
Back in the day I worked for Stanley Electronics which did the PC boards for the garage door units. We had gone on strike and one of the people striking had a sign that said, It will take a GENIE to open Stanley's Doors again. Management didn't like that sign. This was back in the late 80's and since then Stanley sold off their Electonics division. Glad to see GENIE is still in business.....
That's cool. A couple of mods you might consider are a smart controller to allow you to open your garage door with your smart phone and a key fob controller that allows the use of a small key fob that stays with your car keys and out of the car. Visionis makes a inexpensive controller with two key fobs and $38 on Amazon. You can still use the remotes that come with the garage door opener but this allows you to have up to 20 additional fobs and they are smaller than a typical car key fob. The Wifi connected smart garage controllers that allow you to use your phone as a garage opener are around $130.
Great job. I have a 12 foot ceiling in my garage and would love to install a lift for my C5. But, my opener is the traditional kind and it would be in the way. Your setup will make it simpler to install a lift when you decide to do that. BTW...my safety beam height is set to the height of my bumpers. That way I don't run the risk of the door smacking my car on the way down. I don't have kids or pets that would be in jeopardy.
The old wall mount technology (from what I've read) was horrible. The new generations of these guys are pretty clever. Between chamberlain, lift master, Genie etc they have come a long way since about 2019. I read countless threads on forums & reddit trying to talk myself out of going this route. The overall consensus from the last 5 years or so ago is overwhelmingly positive. Now, I will be doing follow up videos in the future on its quality & ability. This could be a huge disaster and people can learn from my mistake. This video will pay for the unit so worst case I'll get a traditional one. 🤷🏼♂️
Very cool. One non garage door opener related, I am assuming you will heat the garage in the future so think about the jam seals on the outer of the garage door as you have daylight showing on the track side.
I believe you meant dedicated outlet/circuit not proprietary. These openers do draw a lot of amperage when they kick on so it can pop a breaker on most circuits if added. REGARDLESS, great video on how to do it. Adding one of the insulation kits to your door will also help once things do warm up in the Carolina's
The only downside to these is that the door closes under it's own weight only. You don't get any extra squish on the bottom door seal like you can with a traditional door opener.
When he was showing the buttons on the motor he said he just kept pressing it a second more to remove the gap at the bottom. Unless your springs are over tight the motor is only there to take the place of someone opening it by hand, so you can set the motor stops anyway you want. In this case it's just the button. You can also do it on a "normal" door opener, just move the stop sensors another half inch or so to let the door open wider or lower more.
So it just closes with the weight of the door? I guess that is why it has that actuator lock. I had no idea this was an option! Far less complex, quieter, easier to install. and they take up less valuable space! By all rights they should be cheaper than traditional overhead openers, far less complex, fewer components, but for some reason they cost more. 🤔 Regardless, next time around this is what I will go with. Maybe that is why they cost more, because it's a better design and they can get away with charging more.
The motor actually controls it closing as well giving the bottom door seal a little "squish" to make sure it's tight. It still blows my mind that these are not more common. It's been a month and so far it's been great.
@@VetOnVettes How could it force the door to close? I am pretty sure it's just the weight of the door. Those garage doors are a lot heavier than you might think, it's the spring tension that allows it to move up so easily, and stay up. When the motor reverses all it can do is remove the spring tension and let the door fall as it naturally wants to do. There is no mechanism I can see for it to force it to close like the other design. It doesn't need too, as it clearly works well. If you have ever had those springs break, the door won't stay open, and opening a garage door without the spring tension assist is not easy to do. I am pretty sure it's just the weight of the door that provides the "squish". That is why you had to add that lock actuator because even though the door wants to stay closed by gravity, without that lock you can open it if you pull up on it with enough strength. Unlike an overhead opener that is attached to the door and can force it down, this only affects the tension wires that pull up right?
I believe in years past that may have been an issue (and a concern for myself as well). While researching I landed on this brand/model as it has soft open/close when lifting & lowering. The last 10% of travel it slows down and the torque decreases. It's very clever.
I install a ton of these side mount openers. The stuttering from open to close is normal. System is checking for any cable slack. Good video, nice install.
Love it! Thank you for the awesome review!
Love Your new place man Congrats Been watching ur channel Since before I got my c5z Lot of ur videos Helped me with installs Keep it up man!
Thanks man! I got more C5Z stuff coming down the pipe line.
@ Looking forward To it!
Again congratulations on ur new Home buddy! Can’t wait to see what’s the next vette gonna be!
Glad I found your channel! I have Liftmaster side-mount openers on my garage doors and I'll never go back to overhead mounted openers! Great video!
Mark, you’re AWESOME ! your videos have led me to believe that I don’t think there’s anything you can’t do! When I grow up, I wanna be just like you!
Ahh shucks. Thanks man.
You’re welcome bud, I’m anxiously awaiting your future videos showing the improvements that you make on your new home ! I have a feeling you’re gonna do those.
Are you x Navy? “Nomenclature”, brings back memories 😂
@@gregorypazo6446 yes he is.
@ No Sir
Don't forget your reverse pusher springs on any Jackshaft garage system. For your own saftey. They can bug out when the cables get slacked.
I agree. If the cable gets slack, there is a chance it will not be properly aligned on the drum. The result will be a disaster. Ask me how I know!
Awesome video. I plan on using the same type on my new shop. I’ll also use a ceiling hugger track so the door doesn’t interfere with my car lift. Love the Vettes by the way. I had a C6 but now I’m looking for a C7 Grand Sport.
I have my genie wall mount sitting in the box in the garage. I ordered the max Jax and have them in the box in the garage too. I’m so excited to get them setup for the c5. Thank you for the video, and as always great work ! 👊😊
i live in oregon and those garage door openers are everywhere....
Back in the day I worked for Stanley Electronics which did the PC boards for the garage door units. We had gone on strike and one of the people striking had a sign that said, It will take a GENIE to open Stanley's Doors again. Management didn't like that sign. This was back in the late 80's and since then Stanley sold off their Electonics division. Glad to see GENIE is still in business.....
Neat story. Thanks for sharing. 👍🤙
That's cool. A couple of mods you might consider are a smart controller to allow you to open your garage door with your smart phone and a key fob controller that allows the use of a small key fob that stays with your car keys and out of the car. Visionis makes a inexpensive controller with two key fobs and $38 on Amazon. You can still use the remotes that come with the garage door opener but this allows you to have up to 20 additional fobs and they are smaller than a typical car key fob. The Wifi connected smart garage controllers that allow you to use your phone as a garage opener are around $130.
Great job. I have a 12 foot ceiling in my garage and would love to install a lift for my C5. But, my opener is the traditional kind and it would be in the way. Your setup will make it simpler to install a lift when you decide to do that. BTW...my safety beam height is set to the height of my bumpers. That way I don't run the risk of the door smacking my car on the way down. I don't have kids or pets that would be in jeopardy.
30 year Carpenter here I've never seen an old garage door break I've seen many of those go out
The old wall mount technology (from what I've read) was horrible. The new generations of these guys are pretty clever. Between chamberlain, lift master, Genie etc they have come a long way since about 2019. I read countless threads on forums & reddit trying to talk myself out of going this route. The overall consensus from the last 5 years or so ago is overwhelmingly positive. Now, I will be doing follow up videos in the future on its quality & ability. This could be a huge disaster and people can learn from my mistake. This video will pay for the unit so worst case I'll get a traditional one. 🤷🏼♂️
Very cool. One non garage door opener related, I am assuming you will heat the garage in the future so think about the jam seals on the outer of the garage door as you have daylight showing on the track side.
Nice work! I do have to say I have never seen a door with that may Reinforcement struts though. I have only 2 on my 2 double metal insulated doors.
Yeah, that has me scratching my head too 🤔
I believe you meant dedicated outlet/circuit not proprietary.
These openers do draw a lot of amperage when they kick on so it can pop a breaker on most circuits if added.
REGARDLESS, great video on how to do it. Adding one of the insulation kits to your door will also help once things do warm up in the Carolina's
Very cool product and those new houses across the street look amazing. What is the location of that housing development?
We are in North East NC.
Is there a outside unit for someone to access if they dont have a opener?
Great!
I've been looking at this as an alternative to my dying motor
The only downside to these is that the door closes under it's own weight only. You don't get any extra squish on the bottom door seal like you can with a traditional door opener.
When he was showing the buttons on the motor he said he just kept pressing it a second more to remove the gap at the bottom. Unless your springs are over tight the motor is only there to take the place of someone opening it by hand, so you can set the motor stops anyway you want. In this case it's just the button. You can also do it on a "normal" door opener, just move the stop sensors another half inch or so to let the door open wider or lower more.
So it just closes with the weight of the door? I guess that is why it has that actuator lock. I had no idea this was an option! Far less complex, quieter, easier to install. and they take up less valuable space! By all rights they should be cheaper than traditional overhead openers, far less complex, fewer components, but for some reason they cost more. 🤔
Regardless, next time around this is what I will go with. Maybe that is why they cost more, because it's a better design and they can get away with charging more.
The motor actually controls it closing as well giving the bottom door seal a little "squish" to make sure it's tight. It still blows my mind that these are not more common. It's been a month and so far it's been great.
@@VetOnVettes How could it force the door to close? I am pretty sure it's just the weight of the door. Those garage doors are a lot heavier than you might think, it's the spring tension that allows it to move up so easily, and stay up. When the motor reverses all it can do is remove the spring tension and let the door fall as it naturally wants to do. There is no mechanism I can see for it to force it to close like the other design. It doesn't need too, as it clearly works well.
If you have ever had those springs break, the door won't stay open, and opening a garage door without the spring tension assist is not easy to do. I am pretty sure it's just the weight of the door that provides the "squish". That is why you had to add that lock actuator because even though the door wants to stay closed by gravity, without that lock you can open it if you pull up on it with enough strength. Unlike an overhead opener that is attached to the door and can force it down, this only affects the tension wires that pull up right?
I thought all new garage doors were quiet 😂
Wait till it overdrives the shaft and birds nests the cables.
I believe in years past that may have been an issue (and a concern for myself as well). While researching I landed on this brand/model as it has soft open/close when lifting & lowering. The last 10% of travel it slows down and the torque decreases. It's very clever.
Wow it's a jackshaft opener, you're a couple decades behind if you just found out about these
Right? Where do I get off?
Dedicated, not proprietary.
I think your going to need a clip on mic.
Yeah. One is in my Amazon cart. After recording this video the echo is just too much.
Audio is really annoying. You need to get a mike that clips to your hat or shirt !
Mic* I ordered one.