Replacing a Chamberlain Garage Door Opener | 10 Minute Install
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With the commonality of many types of garage door openers (Chamberlain, Craftsman, and LiftMaster) changing out your old garage door opener for a new model can take as little as 10 minutes. Seriously! Now you might run into a snag or 2 but I will walk you through the process of swapping out my old Chamberlain HD660M Whisper Drive for a new Chamberlain B750. This new model only cost $200 for Home Depot and at that price you can't order too many parts for your old opener before it makes more sense to just buy a whole new unit and upgrade your opener. Not to mention I now have spare parts for my keypad, safety sensors, remotes, rail, and more. Best of luck with your repair and if you have any questions jump down in the comments and I will be happy to help.
Old Opener: Chamberlain HD660DM
New Opener: Chamberlain B750
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I have never been so eager to put a comment on a video. THANK YOU!!!!! I watched your vid a few times and paused at each step. BINGO it works! As a new home owner money seems to fly out of the wallet every week for a repair or upgrade. I was proud I was able to fix this myself. With your help. Thanks!
Absolutely great step-by-step video. I came across this video while considering whether to have a new Chamberlain door garage opener installed by a professional or do it myself. The company quoted me approx. $1000 for equipment and labour, so after watching this detailed video, I drove to the hardware store and bought a new Chamberlain MyIQ and I installed it myself. The video is what actually convinced me. Thanks very much and you now have a new subscriber!
Thank you for the great tutorial. I replaced my Liftmaster 1/3 h.p. with a Chamberlain 2212t. Mine had a t-rail, so the only thing I replaced was the motor and the wall switch. I wish I had seen your video before I started, because I used wire instead of a bungee cord, which would've been a breeze. Your video helped immensely iingetting it running after the install. Thanks again for the help!
Thanks for your video. I must replace mine and was a bit intimidated by the process. I was quoted $525-$625 incluiding the equipment. After this video, I think that I could do it myself and save a couple of $$$
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Great teaching.
Had a hard time scheduling a repairman, so I decided to try it myself. This video was spot on and provided me with all the information I needed to do so (and I probably saved myself hundreds of dollars too). Thank you for a great video.
Awesome, happy to help 👍
Replaced an old Craftsman 1/2 hp with this video. Worked like a charm.
That’s what I’m swapping from as well but I’m having trouble with the door not opening. My door sensors no longer light up but the motor has power and I have them wired correctly… any tips?
I can use the same Rail wheres was the old chain motor sistem?
Just bought a new belt drive Chamberlain to replace my 16 year old opener. Open the box and a light went off- the module looked identical to the old one. Went online and your video gave me the blue print to do the job. Just the bungee is genius. Thank you very much for the time saving tip.
Nice, I only watched the very beginning and that was enough for me to swap out the motor unit and keep the rest as is.
Awesome tutorial. Wish they were all so straight forward.
I just swapped out a 17-year-old Chamberlain with a new one - worked like a charm!
Thanks, man! I did the swap myself yesterday! All because of your video. Replaced a 10+ year old Chamberlain Whisper Drive Plus with a brand new Chamberlain B4505T from The Home Depot. Works like a charm! Essentially the same GDO with new, better technology, and even quieter. The housings are almost exactly the same!
My husband and I tackled this project today. The only trouble we had was that we had to loosen the chain to be able to get the rail connected to the new opener. We installed a LiftMaster and other than the chain issue the instructions were pretty spot on. It was really helpful and gave us confidence to try this ourselves. Thank you!!
Great video! Great help!. One of my two garage door openers stopped working. Called local garage guys. All said it would cost $400-$450 to replace, depending on the model of the replacement opener.
I started looking around and discovered that Chamberlain makes the openers for Lift Master and Craftsman and that many models can be easily swapped - just like in this video.
Turns out the holes in the Chamberlain unit to attach to the rail exactly matched my non-working Craftsman. (The holes on the side of the unit didn't exactly match the holes in the mounting bracket but just had to move the new unit forward a bit and could them attach it to the mounting bracket. No problem!).
And, didn't have to replace the rail or door sensors. All work fine with the new Chamberlain.
So, for $159, I replace my old Craftsman with a new Chamberlain.
The remote for the other door, also a Craftsman, was able to sync with the new opener on the first try.
So, all set up!
Didn't take 10 minutes - more like 45, but it all worked just like in this video.
Thank you! I just bought the new opener and it's still in its box in my garage. I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to bang this out tomorrow morning.
GREAT VIDEO it helped me out. My immature side came out at 2:50 minutes in the video with what you said to remove, lol. Thanks and I appreciate your time!
Thank you. Took a little more than 10 minutes, but you covered everything. The one thing I'd point out for garage door beginners is that if you disengage the door from the trolly, you need to both reengage the door to the "outer" trolly, but also make sure that the outer trolly is engaged with the inner part. Don't bother tensioning the belt until you do that. (basically, if the system isn't ready to handle a load, adjusting tension will be useless.)
Thank you so much . Your video is to the point and exactly what I needed .
I replaced my old one this way without replacing the rails and belts . This not only saved me couple of hundred dollars but gave me 1k worth of satisfaction of doing it myself
Thanks again
Let’s go!
I have the chamberlain whisper and measured the mounting brackets and they measure about 10". You just motivated me to change the lift. Thanks for the great video!
You bet, best of luck with the project 👍
Thank you! Did my "10 minute" replacement today 😁. Your video gave me the balls to tackle this.
Video was a great guide, didn't even need instructions that came with unit, great job making my job super easy.
You bet!
So grateful for this video! This worked exactly as you described for me, and your tips were what kept this project fast and easy. I had an old Sears opener from 1996 and bought a new Chamberlain. It was pretty much identical!
Very helpfulvide. When the remote sensor died Liftmaster told me the part is no longer made. So following your basic instructions I successfully replaced a 15-year old Liftmaster unit (chain drive, not belt) with a new Chamberlain. FYI, the old door button and remote would not work with the new unit. Used the new door button and new remote and it works fine -- apparently electronic technology has changed after 15-years!
Thank you for the very helpful 10 minute video, actually it took me 2 hours to complete the job.
Did you hit any hiccups during the project?
Thank you. I followed the video and replaced my opener just as you described. I took more than 10 minutes but you covered everything perfectly.
Nice 👍 The opener is super quiet and and the wifi connection has come in handy a few times.
I been struggling doing this my first time you made this so much easier for me thank you
Thanks for the great video! I had an issue with the light blinking twice even though everything was connected correctly. The fix was to replace the old wall panel with the new one. I didn’t do it because I assumed the simple on/off aspect of it would be the same, but it wasn’t. So I recommend using your new wall panel as well.
this video helped alot. I find this project very convienent which is a big timesaver.
This video is so legit. You rock man
Thanks!
Great video which saved me a lot of time. At first, I thought it did not work but my wife ❤ suggested to manually pull the grage door up and presto, it works like a charm.
I am going to get today to replace my old. thx for showing.
Best of luck with the swap.
Just installed my garage door opener after watching this vid. Huge help and saved time. Great vid.
I just started the R&R LiftMaster to LiftMaster today 03/14/22 with Your video and some Crown Royale I'll get it done. Thanks!
The 10 minute time quote was without Crown, just to be clear 😂
I was looking into getting a new smart garage door opener and while reading the directions online it said that you can not reuse the old parts so I decided against it due to the amount of labor required but after seeing this I'm going to see if this method is a possibility for me! Thank you Scott!
Thank you for sharing your, you make it happen so fast and easy
A super nice video, provided all the information I needed. A big thank to you!
Dude you are freaking awesome!!!! Thanks! I got mine running 💯💯
Boom 👊! Nice work.
Super helpful. I was wondering on replacing mine. This answered it.
Big help and time savings , amazing capture .
I was swapping a 14 year old LiftMaster 3280 that was going bad. This was a major help for me. Although the old one was "light on front and back" and they don't seem to make the one you did your video about, it still was useful. I bought a B4505T that is presently $219 at Home Depot. The cable mounted about 1/2" closer but I tried it anyway. Mechanically it worked wonderfully. I was able to use old heavy duty bar and cable, sensors, etc. The new one is so quiet and smooth. My old one sounded like it was coming off the wall many times.
The Chamberlain instructions are not clear on the fact the wall control is wired. My present Security+ was RF and it is not compatible. None of the old remote controls are apparently. Vehicles worked fine. Look up HomeKit if you are not sure about that.
I am having to figure out how to get wires to the opener 'hidden' as it is a two story house. I also have two doors, so I will be doing this whole thing again.
Had I not seen this video, I would have had to replace the entire assembly or pay someone.💰 Did I mention I have two doors? 😀
I have watched several of your videos. Even if it is not something I plan to do, I like to learn and you make it simple. Thanks again.
It works great and is easy to operate
Thanks very helpful, concise 👍
Dude I love this video, thanks for making it.
Happy to help!
I do home maintenance. When a Circuit board needs to be replaced on a garage door opener I have it done. It’s easier for them to get the boards. Last time the repairman told me not to uses LED light bulbs in the opener because of interference. I myself have old GE LED bright sticks in my garage door opener so I didn’t think much of it. Then I had to fix a Lift Master. Bad door sensor. The customer gave me LED bulbs to install. The bulbs would not screw in far enough to work. Then I seen Genie came out with low interference LED bulbs. I was wondering if that’s true and if it is wouldn’t all new LED bulbs be low interference.
Big help and time savings, thank you!
No Prob! 👍
Thanks!
Well done!
Thanks for the video. However, as I was watching I was thinking the Belt and rail should be replaced as well as the belt deteriorates and stretches over time and the rail also wears down. I would advise to also replace those two wear items since your already doing the job.
Thanks great video
10 minutes on a video equals 6 hours in real life and biting at everyone that crosses your path.
Genius
Awesome thanks man
Thank you
You're welcome
Thanks I love your video straight forward and simple keep the good work going
Thanks for your video, gracias por ru video.
Happy to help!
Thanks bro! 👊🏻🙏🏻
When re-wiring the right side, you accidently said connect the white and black wire to the gray block, but then in the video, I see that the red wire to connected to the gray block. Thanks for all the video. I'm assuming chain installation is very similar.
Hey Jay, thanks for pointing that out. I think what I was trying to say is a white wire with a black stripe which is what you will fine in most installations (instead of a red wire) and that wire will get routed to the gray terminal.
great video, high quality and very easy to follow. Excellent job!
Yeah, I should have done it myself because i feel like I was overcharged to replace garage door opener. They put a Chamberlain D2101 that only costs $180 and charged me $375 for installation.
Ya labor and knowledge
Any concerns with not replacing the center garage door opener rail? Seems like it’s metal on metal with a good bit of weight. Great video.
One thing to worry about is that a cheap LED will interfere with the opener remote, resulting in a remote that only works when the light has timed out.
Awesome
Any advice on replacing the back up battery?
I would be interested to know what led you to replace the unit. Had something failed? I just replaced my 25 year old Lift Master because I wanted to go from a chain to a belt drive to reduce noise below a living space. I had kept the old unit alive by replacing the gear and sprocket a couple of times. My new Chamberlain unit has a lifetime motor and belt warranty, 5 years for parts. Chamberlain is the consumer brand and only comes with the square multi-piece rail, so it was necessary to replace the 1 piece T-rail used by the Lift Master.
Good video, but what about setting the proper tension on the belt? Do you have another video for that?
***disregard. I found your tensioning video. Thanks!
Hahahaha!! 10 minutes my ass.....lol. Took me a little over an hour and like you all I replaced was the motor. This is a great video. Very informative. I knew chamberlain and liftmaster are the same company but how great is it that even after 25 years that they are still interchangeable. Kudos to them
does it lock when it reaches the bottom?
Install was great.But I can't seem to connect my phones wifi.Tried everything but it can't connect
Wish I saw the video a few weeks ago. I paid Home Depot $99 to replace my old opener. What’s worse is the new opener is blocking entry into the attic space above the garage. 😏
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It works because its the same brand.
I unattched the old chamberlin head and I can't get the belt on the new one. It was so tight.
i have an old school 3/4 hp genie screw drive.. am i better off just swapping over to a belt drive?
motor burnt out and not the board or capacitor unfortunately.
Just bought a new Chamberlain Garage door and after install, it makes a whining sound whether up or down. How to rid of this noise? Any idea? or this opener is defective.
Wouldn't your 10+ old belt be somewhat stretched etc.? Is it hard to change out the belt as well??
Nope, not hard to change out and at least for this project it was still in good shape so I left it on and kept the new one as a backup if/when the old belt fails. Best of luck on the project!
I have an old Liftmaster motor that burned out at my daughters house after a power surge from the pole. It is an old chain drive unit but was rock solid until this surge fried it. Would I be able to swap out the motor with another brand like Chamberline and make it work. Young family and I am trying help them save some money by doing this for them. Thanks.
Good work man, do you have a picture of the opener from the side with the mounting? I wanted to see how much angle can you add while mounting with the brackets. Mine ended up between the joice.
Good morning, I have a question about the chamberlain team, the door cannot be opened via the app from anywhere!
Great video thank you! Must the new HP match the same horsepower of the old door opener?
I was on the borderline between 1/2 and 3/4 hp. If you have a 2 car insulated door I think the recommendation is 3/4 hp. Single car or non insulated 2 car should have no problems with 1/2 hp.
What is the model
great video! did you just use the old sensors and wall opener?
I kept the old safety sensors in place and just kept the new ones as spares. I did install the new wall button and keypad outside. Best of luck on the project!
@@EverydayHomeRepairs do you have a video showing this? I have the EXACT same set up as your old AND new opener! I can't get my old wall switch to work with the new system!
@@gettingfitat5015 Did you ever get this to work? Our old sensors and old wall switch are not working with the new system.
@@JaimeG1110 I did get the sensors working. Can't remember how. But not the wall keypad... Sorry
@@gettingfitat5015 Thanks! We got ours working too.
Look easy. Is it harder to swap belt drive with chain drive?
Yep, you would need to swap out the rail as well. Not too challenging but definitely not a 10 minute job. Best of luck!
I’m switching from a craftsman to this and everting aligned mounting wise. I’ve switched it out and re wired the chamberlain but none of my clickers work. Neither the wall mount or the clicker. I’ve kept all the old wiring though. Do you know where I should start to look for the problem?
This was very informative
My old chain driven one just broke on my wife’s side. I want to replace that with a belt drive is that easy to do?
Go from chain to belt?
It will be harder than what is showed in this video as this was just a swap of the opener. You would need to install the rail and attach it to the wall and garage door. Not too difficult but harder than a direct swap like this. Best of luck on your project.
I am having trouble getting my belt to go about the spindle on the opener. Do I need to loosen my belt? I had to buy a garage door opener that is a little bit bigger than my old one.
Can you check the link that you've got there for the B750? It's not opening for me, it just flashes like a tab is opening but then immediately closes. I have no issues with any other links at all, anywhere on the internet. Thanks for the video! I'm prepraring to replace my opener, since the part that pulls the chain (the sproket?) actually broke clean off, in a recent super cold spell, when the door landed at the bottom after closing.. i heard a BAM.. and the opener kept going .. so here i am.. also wondering if i can replace the existing noisy chain with a rubber belt.
Thanks for the video. It helps! I have a question. I have Chamberlain B6753T LED Belt Drive Garage Door Opener. It does not come with an exterior wireless keypad remote control. Do you know which wireless keypad is compatible this garage door opener? Thank you.
DEEZ NUTS!
I have an antique Stanley garage door opener, lost the remote and it is noisy now. If I buy a new one, will it be remove old one then plug and play the new one?
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Do you happen to have a link to the model you had in this video?
B750 is the model
I rather put everything new, doesn't seem too hard.
I bought an older home that has a perfectly good Chamberlin garage door system (motor) only issue there was no opener given at closing, I tried to program a universal remote opener with no luck.... my question is could this motor just be too old to reprogram a new remote?
If it has a learn button it should be able to be programmed, there are multiple things that could effect the remote not working… led light bulb, bad antenna, bad logic board.
What tool did you use to take bolts off?
Can I swap a Garage Door Opener on a 9 feet tall existing opener with T rails? Will new opener adjustments work to open 9 feet door? HD sells with 7 feet rails so I like to leave my existing rails and only swap the opener unit.
Hopefully he's not ripping any customers off by using old hardware.
Anyone out there know what to do when the cables attached to the spring are cut?
nice install. what did u do with old chamberlain?
Sitting on my workbench right now. 🙂
nice. i rly want to get one of those. is there any possible way you could ship it to me? i’ll pay shipping, or do u have other plans for it.
Might be able to make that happen. Jump over to our Facebook group and we can continue the conversation.
alright.
Nope, both that easy. Mine won't move by the remotes anymore but ckicks like it's getting the signal, just doesn't move unless I hit the arrows manually
What size your garage?
Hi. I used your tutorial to install my new Chamberlain to replace my old Liftmaster. After some struggling to make the swap, the first issue is that the wall switch doesn't work! Haven't tried the remotes, but I can operate manually with the buttons on the motor. Thoughts?
sounds like a wiring problem, did you wire the switch in right? was it working before? and did you check the wire if it got broke or damaged somewhere from the switch
@@ahm911 I have since made progress on my issue. Not a wiring problem. Seems that wall switch, all remotes, and car Homelink are not compatible with this Chamberlain. No one tells you that.
@@tyroneshoelace4872 oh that sucks, sorry to hear man
Wait did you replace the old belt? If not your old belt will weather rot and then you will be back up there doing it all over again. This is improper and all your warranties will be no good.