HOW TO INSTALL A GENIE GARAGE DOOR OPENER
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- In this video I will be showing you how to install a genie garage door opener. Specifically we will be installing a Genie quietlift 750 garage door opener. I will be installing this at one of my rental units. This is a new install.
How to install a garage door opener. This is a brand new install. This is a Genie garage door opener. This install was reasonably easy and could be done by one person.
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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Put together Garage Door Opener
02:39 - Install Turnbuckle
05:17 - Hang garage door opener from ceiling
12:25 - Program Garage Door Opener
14:46 - Install/Program Genie wireless key pad
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Your instruction is top notch. Honest to God one of the clearest and most straight forward videos I’ve ever seen on here.
Great job. You showed what needed to be done, step by step with visuals. The video and close ups were all clear and well done and your voice was perfectly audible and easy to understand. Following your directions for programming the wireless keypad made it a very quick 5 minute setup. Well done!
Solid install. Good detail. Genie does recommend the travel settings be set while the door is attached and the door should be about half opened/closed. This will allow for the travel setting to not lose their programming. Thanks for sharing.
Very great video! I stumbled across this because the house I recently purchased does not have a garage door opener and I wanted to see how easy or difficult it would be to install .Your video gives me hope that I could possibly attempt it lol Continue the DIY videos, with your details, I'm definitely subscribing. THANK YOU!!!
very very great install. i saw this a few days ago and forgot to comment. that’s a great motor u chose, and u did a fantastic job installing it. just one tip, the photo eyes were mounted high up, the proper height is 6”, now some people do them this height on purpose, but in case u didn’t know, 6” is recommended. but other wise. AMAZING job.
Thanks for the tips. Issue I had was installing the bracket w the 3 self tapping screws on the top center of the garage door. I don't have the best drill, but my neighbor loaned me his punch tool and titanium drill bit to make a small pilot hole. Good vid
This was the only video which help me installed my garage opener. It was a life saver. THANK YOU could not have done it without it.
Welp, I finally got it done and working perfectly and it’s only because of your video. I can’t thank you enough.
love love love this install vid. straight and too the point
Thank you. Very detailed step by step install.
Just got done ! Followed your video along the installation . Great job!!
Doing one of these right now, you have no idea how much this helped. Thank you. New sub
Great video! Thank you @DIY Home Repair
Just did the install and between this video and the Built app both helped me out. Saved some $$ doing it myself. Great video! Thanks.
You saved my Labor Day weekend. Thank you so much for this great video
How to programe a garage opener
Thanks for the upload, saved me from the paper instructions. Nice work
Thank you so much for the video, I was able to install my garage door opener. This is awesome
Thank you for the video. That helps me immensely to program it! I had everything else done.
Great job 👍👍
Clear Explanation and Very knowledgeable of know how....
This will Help me with my 1st Genie 3/4 belt Drive garage door Opener..... I Still can't believe it's Only $78.95 .... It's so Unreal on 10/30/21
....... Although I had been installed Craftsman and Champerlain garage door Opener...
Thank you spent an hour trying to do wireless key pad ur video helped in 5 min
Great Job! I have one coming next week and you just made it easy on me. 👍
Perfect timing, thanks
Thanks for posting . Some additional good info before I install the same unit .
Thank you very much your video helped me a lot to install it
Great video thanks !!
Excellent tutorial!! thx u for taking the effort to make this video.
Excellent video! Helped tremendously. Only had one issue - didn't realize the turnbuckle needed to be attached to the carriage return device. It was a duh moment.
I had the same problem!
Thank you for your help with this i appreciated have a good day.
Thanks very helpful!
Thank you !! Great Video
Really good tutorial, thank you!
Excelente very helpful 👍👍
Great video my garage door opener and seemed to stop lifting the door. Thinking about replacing the 14-year-old model
Great video.
Awesome thanks!
Really great install there is just two tips I recommend your safety sensors on the bottom of the garage doors are supposed to be mounted 6 inches above the garage floor and then lubricate your garage door so you get all the noise out of it and then your emergency release rope and handle is missing in case if the power goes out
I appreciate the feedback. I did install the emergency release, it is in another video though. This was in a condo complex so I had to install an emergency keyed release on the actual garage door for security reasons.
@@HomeRepairHub Yeah I just went back and watched it you did everything correctly and I noticed two things the garage door needs to be lubricated and the bottom weather seal needs to be replaced
@@HomeRepairHub I'm going for total quiet do you think the 1-1/4 hp is louder than the 3/4hp Belt Genie? Ty
Really good job.
Thanks!
Thank! This made it easier to understand than the directions!!
Awesome job thank you so much
Very nice install. This is better than some professionals do. This video is awesome. One thing I have to say is on the top panel of the door you may want to add a strut or angle iron. If not the top section will get torn apart. Otherwise everything is A+
So just a piece of goodol rubber?
@@TroquiJr02 that’s not strong enough for it
What would be good to use?
@@TroquiJr02 “angle iron” can get it from Home Depot or a “strut”. You can get the struts from the local garage door company just give them the size of how long your door is and they’ll have it
Thank you JD for taking the time to explain and respond will definitely get one installed working with a 21 year old door still I'm good shape just installed a new garage door opener this is definitely next on the list. Hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving.
Thanks this a great video ..
Hello from Collinwood Tennessee thank you so very much you help me 👍👍👍🙏🏻🇺🇸
Glad it helped. Thanks for the feedback.
Liftmaster and Chamberlain the best 👌
I wished I would have watched this first even though I followed the directions in the box your were better.
Thank you Thank you! 😊
Very Good video. I don't have an outlet on ceiling I just have a light (with wall switch). Can I wire directly into light connection? Or do I have to remove light and install an outlet there? Any suggestions (besides hiring an electrician LOL) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)
Just wondering how your garage door held up over time. Mine looks identical to yours.(light duty).Genie strongly recommends a heavy reinforcement bracket on the door as well as angle running across the top lip to prevent it from tearing and buckling. They were a bit pricey to buy and I have 2 doors to do and if I thought I didn't need them I wouldn't use them. Thanks
Nice! And the door appears to move so fast ⚡️. Phew! :)
I appreciate the feedback
Thank you
Thank you!
This was a Major help!!!
This helps so much. Thank you. I brought this for my two car garage. Will it work for a two car garage, the HP? I have no idea I brought it because it was on sale.
Ya it's 3/4 HP which is plenty. I would suggest a reinforcing bracket for mounting and at least a strut on the top of the door.
@@HomeRepairHub Thank You
Thanks
Well, this garage door comes with all the bell and whistles of a modern day device (wifi, app, Alexa, 3D installation app). It is as easy as it gets when it comes to installing a garage door opener if you're a handy man but I would hire a professional if you're not a handy man. The problem with this Genie is that the manual and even installation app lack the details and did not emphasis important points before installation. A nice big yellow bold note "BEFORE YOU INSTALL" Points would be nice.
Here comes the con:
1. You must install EVERYTHING including the ground sensor for the opener to work or it WILL NOT work. I tried to test the unit before mounting on the ceiling and it would not work.
2. You MUST program the close and open distance before using the wall mount controller. After the programing, do a complete open and close run for the motor to test the tension of your garage door.
3. The Plastic UP/DOWN/PROGRAM button are horrible and cheap. My PROGRAM button would not click due to the a defect plastic button. I had to remove the shell where the real buttons are and program from there. It's easier to do it with the shell off.
It took me and another person 2 days (6 hours day) to install this due to the lack of details in the manual and the lack of important emphasis points in the manual.
How do you program the wifi?
You don't need to tare the back off the keypad to mount it. Just open the battery compartment and remove the batteries, and you can access the lower screw hole.
thanks
I'm sure you got a lot of views after Black Friday, since Home Depot had these for $78(usd). Yes, I bought one
Great job. Your video was very helpful. May I ask...is their any way to speed the door opening on Quietlift 750 3/4 up? Thanks again for video.
I am not aware of one.
@@HomeRepairHub That’s exactly what I told my friend, well at least not for this model. Thanks again your video helped a lot and saved us some time.
Great video. I just installed this model, I tighten the belt with the turnbuckle before attaching to the garage door per the instructions. once everything was installed and opened and closed the door i noticed the belt slacks now on the side of the carriage assembly. i this normal or does the belt need to be retighten with the turnbuckle?
It will sag a little but not that much. If it's not sagging below the bar when the door is closed you are probably fine. If you are seeing a lot of sagging when it lifts the door that maybe due to an issue with the springs. You also want to make sure the nuts on the side of the turnbuckle are tight otherwise the belt could loosen up.
@@HomeRepairHub thanks for the reply. It turns out the extra sagging was due to the down limit being set way to low. After adjusting the limit a little up, all is well. Thank You.
you really should reinforce the top section of garage door with a metal strut or a piece of angle iron running the full horizontal length of the door regardless of door construction. I guarantee when that spring breaks and you hit the button to operate the door, it will bend and damage that top section right down the middle.
Great video! Can you explain about the wiring to the unit? I'm a noob in regards to electric stuff and would appreciate if you can provide a dummy version.
The wiring for the sensors?
@@HomeRepairHub the wiring for the unit.
@@testtai9160 so to wire the sensors into the unit? Or do you mean the wiring to get power to the actual garage door opener? Do you not have an outlet in your garage on the ceiling?
@@HomeRepairHub wiring the wall control and sensor to the unit.
My old unit: red was in 1st slot, 3 white were in 2, 3 and 4 slot.
I'm not sure how to wire the new genie unit.
When you wired up the sensors what ever color is on top should go in number 1. The wire from both sensors. So if it's red you should have 2 reds in 1. Make sure you strip the wires back before installing them. The bottom wire on the sensor should go in 2, both sensors. For the wall control, white in 3 and the striped wire in 4. Watch from about the 7:45 mark on.
How long did it take you to complete this job? I bought the Genie 2HP MachForce and will get ready to install it on New Year's day 2021! New garage, new year .... hopefully a better year! 😁
Probably a couple hours. If you are just replacing an existing opener it takes quite a bit less time since you don't have to cut the angle iron and mount all the brackets.
@@HomeRepairHub - I am replacing an existing Craftsman with a Genie, so I hope it's going to be smooth. Thanks for the reply and the video!
You never mentioned the belt position on the door side. Will the belt pass through the Stop mechanism.
Wait, you can reprogram the keypad just by holding down the program and arrow key? Doesn't that mean any rando can walk up to your garage, reset the code to default, and open your garage door?
I actually wondered the same thing initially, but the answer is no. When you initially setup the keypad you have to hit the learn button on the opener, or the black program button depending on your model, and that syncs the keypad with the opener. If you reset the keypad you will have to resync the keypad with the opener which requires you to hit that learn or program button. The opener has to be in learn mode before it will pick up the keypad.
@@HomeRepairHub Ah that makes much more sense, thanks!
You need to enter the old code before you enter the new code.
No shop-vac? Great video!
Shop-vac? For what?
Greetings, I cleaned sensors, bought two new different remotes, erased all memory... indoor button works fine all the time. Both new remotes must be pressed several times or it works on the first time and then not. Wires seem to be fine even when I wiggle them sensors do not flicker. How can I trouble shoot the geniue motor? Installed 2004. Thank you.
Did you buy both remotes together? I doubt it's the motor if the button inside works fine. It's there an antenna, wire coming out of the opener? If you point the remotes at the opener from inside the garage, do you have the same issue, or is it just from outside the garage?
How do you get the carriage to engage the rail? I made sure the emergency chord is not pulled down, and pulled it forward but I still can't get it to engage. the turnbuckle also gets caught on the carriage when the belts tries to pass thru it.
Try having the plastic part of the pull cord pointing down not to the left
I'm sure you have figured it out by now, but I've installed many of these Genie openers and I had one that would not engage the carriage. The part that does the engaging was sticking. I had to lube it and give it some love taps for it to pop out and engage.
Hi! This was very helpful but I am having a problem. One of the sensors are blinking red 3 times. The other sensor is just showing green light and both of the sensors are aligned. What should i do?
According to Genie 3 blinks is interference in the beam. If it's 2 blinks it's misaligned or defective sensor. 4 blinks would essentially be a defective sensor. I would suggest checking all your wiring again, make sure your alignment is good, and if that doesn't help get a couple more Genie sensors and replace the existing ones. If that fixes the issue go back to where you bought it and see if you can return the defective sensors.
@@HomeRepairHub thank you so much! I was working all day and done with wverythinng then I saw the other sensor blinking red. The opener itself was showing redlight but I assumed that it was the sensor. I thank you again!
Did you cut the metal pieces that hold the motor to the ceiling. I have two long solid metal pieces but nothing small that 90’s to the motor. Thanks
Yes. You cut the brackets to whatever length you need them to be. You want the garage door opener rail to be slightly angled. But high enough that you can open the door freely and not hit the rail or opener. Your instructions should give you the angle that they want you to use if they want you to use one. But it won't be a large angle.
@@HomeRepairHub Thank you figured it out
Have same system, the issue I have is that carriage does not move the belt. Dunno why. Any advice???
I am not exactly sure what you mean by the carriage does not move the belt. The is moved by the wheel on the sprocket support assembly. The carriage moves on the belt. Is the belt moving but the carriage does not? So the carriage will catch on the turnbuckle. The belt is running through the carriage correct?
Does the track and everything typically come with the opener kit?
Yep
Good video, but my first thought was why doesn't he sweep the floor. All of that garbage on the floor is going to get into what he's working with. Oh well.
How do I connect the buckle to the belt? My belt just keeps spinning around and it doesn’t hook with the buckle. Thanks
Do you mean connecting the turnbuckle? Check out 02:39 in the video. Or is the turnbuckle connected but the belt does not stop and won't catch on the carriage? If the belt isn't catching the carriage it s because the carriage in the release position.
@@HomeRepairHub Correct, the turnbuckle isn't catching the carriage, so the belt just keep spinning. I will try that solution, just lock the carriage, right. Thanks man
Does anyone know if this would be identical for a Genie 1035 model? Old man got one promised to help him install.
I would imagine it's pretty similar.
Should i remove my previous spring system now that i installed my garage opener ?
The spring system is what takes the weight off the door. Your opener will not work if you remove the springs as it's not powerful enough to lift the door by itself. So unless you installed new springs, do not remove the springs.
@@HomeRepairHub awesome thanks for the info !
Well, the programming went OK but now when I use the wall switch it only goes up about a foot or two and stops. The LED red and green are on so there’s nothing in the way Jeannie wants you to wait one hour to get service.
How did you got the Chain screw to stick to the black pieces
I am not sure what you are asking about. Is there a point in the video that can be used as a reference? The opener in the video is a belt not a chain.
Awesome video.... your easy to follow directions allowed me to complete within an 1hr. Thank you
Within an hour. Nice
Can you program the opener without the safety beams installed
I don't believe you can. You can bypass the sensors by pointing them at each other.
We have the same system. We installed a brand new one and the belt will not move. It seems to be stuck. The top pulley/spinner/gear is not moving. Any tips? The belt will not spin at all. It is completely stuck.
the wheel is stuck after you screw it down. The underneath the gear (gear box???) is locked and not allowing it to move
Are you talking about the wheel on the end of the rail or the sprocket assembly that connects to the motor? If it the wheel at the end of the rail that shouldn't be screwed down it attached using a clevis pin.
I’m having the same problem. I have the belt secured and the drive socket placed over the gear shaft on the motor. The issue is that when I try to pull/rotate the belt in order to get the turnbuckle down near the control arm, it doesn’t budge. The gear shaft for the motor will not spin. Any advice would be appreciated. I was about to hang the opener when I realized I would not be able to rotate the belt to get the turnbuckle down near the control arm. So now I am at a loss.
@@duckalum1999 So the drive socket rotates with the gear shaft on the motor, it will not spin freely. If you go to about 2:35 in the video you will see me installing the belt. I realize it does look the drive socket is rotating with the belt but it isn't, I am manually moving it. That is the result of speeding up the video. You can then see at about 2:43 I have to go back and adjust the belt because I don't have enough slack to install the turnbuckle. I am not able to just rotate the drive socket and move the belt it has to be manually adjusted. Does this help or are you asking something else?
this is a great video brother, Thank you for share. But I have a quick question for you? how much do you charge to install it ( 1 car garage just like yours). Thank you. May God bless you and your family. Unfortunately, I cannot click like Bottom more than one time. 👍👍👍😁😁😁😁
I appreciate the like. I unfortunately do not do contract work anymore.
***Why does it say in HD description : For use on sectional garage doors only, not for use on 1-piece garage doors???? please explain
It has to do with the way the door rolls us. A section door will pivot each section individually as the door rolls up. So it rolls up vs a 1 piece door which you usually pull out and then push back. There is also a difference in rail style if there is a rail. Here is a good example of a single panel. ruclips.net/video/VDD7ogybiA8/видео.html
my actual garage door measures 7'6" so will i need an extension?
What kind of door? When you figure out what type of opener to buy it will usually tell you the height requirements on the box or on the manufacturer website. It really will depends on the opener.
@@HomeRepairHub they are already done
Hi, where did you put the backup battery? I found no place to put it.
I didn't install a battery backup. If you are installing it in a garage with no access but the garage door you should install a quick release. ruclips.net/video/_zlHHXQbOFo/видео.html
I am guessing yours came with battery backup, mine didn't. Most of the time I see them mounted on the rail above the opener.
@@HomeRepairHub You are right. The backup battery need to be installed separately and not attached with the machine. Thanks!
There’s a black wire extending out of the opener, what do I do with it?
Where is it attached to the opener?
@@HomeRepairHub it's next to the setting buttons. I'm guessing it's a ground wire. Please advise. Thanks.
It's the antenna for the remotes. Just let it hang down.
I can't get the sensors to line up any advice?
If you have a piece of string or rope, wrap it around one sensor and the pull it across the door opening to the other sensor and wrap it around that. Then just make sure the beam follows the same line as the string.
I don’t understand how the turnbuckle connects into the black thing
The turnbuckle will snap into place on the trolley as soon as the turnbuckle is sent through the trolley. Now if it does not, that means the release is engaged. On the trolley there is a plastic piece at the bottom with a hole in it, if that piece has the hole pointing down the release is engaged. The release is supposed to be horizontal. I don't have a video posted but look up how to manually open a garage door. It will explain how the turnbuckle connect to the trolley. It's pretty similar for all brands.
Car remotes open the garage door but will not close it once I pull my car out HELP?! I have to get out go press the wall mount button and walk out the man door and get in the car very annoying.
Look at the sensors. Is one of the lights out? Do you see lights on both sensors? Do you have to hold down the button to get the door to close?
@@HomeRepairHub I figured it out I didn't have the sensors hook up yet. Once I ran the wire and hooked the sensors up it worked remotes open and close.
Wire the push button on Geni
So much better than the shitty instructions manual.
It’s basically useless.
Wire the sensors
Wiring the sensors and the push button were in the video.
Needs to explain the steps with the wiring into the opener. He just shows you what he is doing but does not elaborate the process.
I appreciate the feedback. I will look into adding another video that is more descriptive.
It is literally 2 wires.. lol
Mine came all broken in the box, no quality control.
I’ve got a friend who works just like you. He’s known as B.O.B.(butcher of Baghdad). You really should have read the manual instead of winging it. 🤔🤔🤔
Outside of opening the box wrong. Where did you think I winged it? I appreciate the feedback. Not the greatest nickname...lol.
I can't see what you are doing.. Zooming in would help
So is no one worried that anyone can reset your code and f* up your day.
It's possible. You can't reset it to get into the garage, but it could make for a frustrating day.
Customer service sucks,buy Chamberlin or Craftsman, much easier n works better
You opened the box incorrectly.
Terrible sound.
Great video! Thanks
I appreciate the feedback