Just a Note - Your old opener was a Chamberlain. If you had purchased a Chamberlain Belt drive opener, it would have bolted right up to the original mounting location.
Still depends on the model. I did one last year and had to redo pretty much everything. I need to do it again for a somewhat newer model, I hope it will be like what you said.
Shawn or anyone, is it okay to replace a 25 yr old Raynor chain 1/2 hp with a belt drive 3/4 or 1.25 hp motor? Or should the hp be the same? Thank you and great video. I appreciate the 5-6 hours as most diy’ers say 20 minutes which is not realistic when you have kids.
I am doing this now. When the old unit comes down the sheetrock around the front of the door where it's currently mounted is also going to come down and I'm going to put insulation behind it. For some reason when they built my house they finished off the garage but sheetrock up smooth a bit and even painted it but they didn't put insulation behind it! And in Texas that just translates to a very hot garage. Why they didn't spend the extra hundred bucks to insulate the garage before they put the sheetrock up is beyond me. The internal walls between the house and the garage are insulated but the exterior ones where the garage touches up against the outside walls is not and it's just the two walls the front and the one side drives me crazy
Thank you sir! Nice that you included the bump in the road with having to move the mount. I suspect I’ll have the same issue. Best wishes to Spider-man also 🙂
Dont know if you guys cares but if you're bored like me during the covid times then you can stream pretty much all the new movies on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my girlfriend for the last months =)
Good job. I changed from a chain to a belt drive when my 20 year old Chamberlain finally quit working as well. The belt doesn't really make it much quieter, you need to insulate your door, lubricate wheels, tracks, etc., just like you mentioned. Great job getting your son involved early on, lol. Well done. 👍
@@yamipizza8357 if it’s his kids, it’s not baby sitting. It’s simply being a parent. Smh. A baby sitter is someone who looks after kids while the parents are out.
There is a home repair guy here on YT that has videos to make you garage door quieter. I recommends spring loaded hinges that keep the door close against the door opening. Then he uses plastic (nylon) tube inserts for the roller pins. Lastly he recommends nylon rollers. All together that makes it a lot quieter. Adding insulation to the door will stop the door from vibrating and amplifying the noise also.
I recently did the same conversion shown here. Chain to belt, both Genie brand. I hoped to use the old track also, but it was clear quickly that they were completely different in shape, length, etc. The opener and the track are really a pair, and you need them both changed. I also found that the track was about 8 inches shorter than expected, and I moved the ceiling brackets just as you did. Maybe the track extension kit would have also solved this problem, but it's easy enough to move the bracket, especially if the ceiling joists/studs run parallel to the opener track. The bolt holes on the wall and track bracket above the door were spaced the same, and that was nice. The process is made easier by having a previous opener in place, as you mentioned, as you already know how it will align, but it's still a fiddly process. Prob took me about 3+ hours to get it all wrapped up. The sensor wires ran slightly different from what was in place before, so I had to adjust my brain to that, the travel adjustment is different (but easier), etc. Everything with the new opener is better than the old one, which makes sense, considering the old one lasted 20 years. The belt opener is definitely quieter in my case, and overall, completing this task is a big accomplishment. If all goes well, I will forget everything I relearned in doing this in the next 20 years, when I may need to do this again. Your video was helpful and entertaining. Thanks
Iam new at this and have been trying to find the difference between belt drive and chain drive. Been looking for 30 mins and no where, no where does anybody explain the differences. Only thing I have found out is the noise difference. Frustrating.😅
Great Video! My Chamberlain just suffered death by 7 iron (I have a golf simulator in the garage), and this video helped my planning for replacement. Thank you! 🙂
I've installed these openers 5 times in my life. They can be time consuming, especially if there wasn't an opener there already. I am about to switch over from chain to belt, I was hoping to use the same "track" but It seems that is not doable. Thanks for the great video !! Your son is so cute !!!
How has this opener worked so far? My Garage door is 16 X 8 and the current one is a chain-drive and thinking of changing it to this from Costco. Sounds like I may need an extension for bigger doors?
Thanks for this video, I'm about to do the same for my sister's house. I'm pretty handy but never done this before so it's helpful to see all the steps involved
I have an older awning garage door, which have a 1/2 horsepower power chain garage opener. I want to to replace it with a belt driven garage door opener. This should work?
Extremely helpful. Thanks for sharing. About your relocation of the motor. They sell rail extensions for doors that require them. Wish they’d just include it in the box for those who don’t mind purchasing it whether they need it or not.
Just a tip if you already have Chamberlain chain driven and buy a Chamberlain belt driver garage opened 9/10 you won't have to make any major changes.
Dads don’t babysit 😂
Thanks for the video
Just a Note - Your old opener was a Chamberlain. If you had purchased a Chamberlain Belt drive opener, it would have bolted right up to the original mounting location.
Still depends on the model. I did one last year and had to redo pretty much everything. I need to do it again for a somewhat newer model, I hope it will be like what you said.
I'd like to see that insulation video soon
Shawn or anyone, is it okay to replace a 25 yr old Raynor chain 1/2 hp with a belt drive 3/4 or 1.25 hp motor? Or should the hp be the same? Thank you and great video. I appreciate the 5-6 hours as most diy’ers say 20 minutes which is not realistic when you have kids.
Great work!!
I am doing this now. When the old unit comes down the sheetrock around the front of the door where it's currently mounted is also going to come down and I'm going to put insulation behind it. For some reason when they built my house they finished off the garage but sheetrock up smooth a bit and even painted it but they didn't put insulation behind it! And in Texas that just translates to a very hot garage. Why they didn't spend the extra hundred bucks to insulate the garage before they put the sheetrock up is beyond me. The internal walls between the house and the garage are insulated but the exterior ones where the garage touches up against the outside walls is not and it's just the two walls the front and the one side drives me crazy
can you test your door with out sensors connected as i dont have wires for sensors in garage
You and me is kinda in the same boat..... I have 2-girls can not be Help..... So I Always do Solo.
I wish I have one boy 😓😓
No reason daughters cannot participate and learn. Get with the times!
Great video.
Good thing you had your Spider-Man sidekick.
He saved the day.
Thank you sir! Nice that you included the bump in the road with having to move the mount. I suspect I’ll have the same issue.
Best wishes to Spider-man also 🙂
Dont know if you guys cares but if you're bored like me during the covid times then you can stream pretty much all the new movies on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my girlfriend for the last months =)
@Krew Crosby Definitely, have been using InstaFlixxer for years myself =)
Good job. I changed from a chain to a belt drive when my 20 year old Chamberlain finally quit working as well. The belt doesn't really make it much quieter, you need to insulate your door, lubricate wheels, tracks, etc., just like you mentioned. Great job getting your son involved early on, lol. Well done. 👍
the belt absolutely makes it much quieter. i cant even hear my door open now...
@@vitalsteve1
Congrats............
It's not babysitting when you're watching your own kids. That's just called parenting lmao.
It is if you have a SAHM. That's her job.
@@yamipizza8357 if it’s his kids, it’s not baby sitting. It’s simply being a parent. Smh.
A baby sitter is someone who looks after kids while the parents are out.
There is a home repair guy here on YT that has videos to make you garage door quieter. I recommends spring loaded hinges that keep the door close against the door opening. Then he uses plastic (nylon) tube inserts for the roller pins. Lastly he recommends nylon rollers. All together that makes it a lot quieter. Adding insulation to the door will stop the door from vibrating and amplifying the noise also.
Who? Please share.
@@James-hv1pu On YT search for "quiet garage door hinges" There are several channels and sources for the quiet hinges and rollers.
I would recommend lubricating all the pivot points and wheels that would more than likely quiet it down quite a bit
Dude sweet video nice quick overview gives me much confidence to it myself props on a job well done
So it does come with its own rail. I’m thinking about the Costco one too @$150.
Great video. Straight and to the point. Also, including those hiccups involved really helped in my planning.
I recently did the same conversion shown here. Chain to belt, both Genie brand. I hoped to use the old track also, but it was clear quickly that they were completely different in shape, length, etc. The opener and the track are really a pair, and you need them both changed. I also found that the track was about 8 inches shorter than expected, and I moved the ceiling brackets just as you did. Maybe the track extension kit would have also solved this problem, but it's easy enough to move the bracket, especially if the ceiling joists/studs run parallel to the opener track. The bolt holes on the wall and track bracket above the door were spaced the same, and that was nice.
The process is made easier by having a previous opener in place, as you mentioned, as you already know how it will align, but it's still a fiddly process. Prob took me about 3+ hours to get it all wrapped up. The sensor wires ran slightly different from what was in place before, so I had to adjust my brain to that, the travel adjustment is different (but easier), etc. Everything with the new opener is better than the old one, which makes sense, considering the old one lasted 20 years.
The belt opener is definitely quieter in my case, and overall, completing this task is a big accomplishment. If all goes well, I will forget everything I relearned in doing this in the next 20 years, when I may need to do this again.
Your video was helpful and entertaining. Thanks
Iam new at this and have been trying to find the difference between belt drive and chain drive. Been looking for 30 mins and no where, no where does anybody explain the differences. Only thing I have found out is the noise difference. Frustrating.😅
Great video thank you! How long did it take you to do the opener including the bumps along the way?
Great Video! My Chamberlain just suffered death by 7 iron (I have a golf simulator in the garage), and this video helped my planning for replacement. Thank you! 🙂
Good video remember to replace your rollers with urethane rollers🙂🏄🏽♂️
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I want to do it even if it takes dayyyys 😂
Great video! We all have kids and I assemble stuff inside too! Keep them videos coming!
I've installed these openers 5 times in my life. They can be time consuming, especially if there wasn't an opener there already. I am about to switch over from chain to belt, I was hoping to use the same "track" but It seems that is not doable. Thanks for the great video !! Your son is so cute !!!
Upgrade your wheels.
Thanks for the lesson.
Spiderman was the highlight! Good video.
Babysitting? 🤔
A completely useless video!
Lubricate the hinges?
Jesus Christ just show us the open and close already. Geez.
URL where you bought everything ?
Geez, that looks like a pain to do, especially if things don't like up correctly like in your situation.
Great job I enjoyeds it.
So bad
Like someone else pointed out, what you’re hearing is your casters and hinges which need grease.
From the caption I thought you were keeping your opener but changing it over to belt drive. That would be a cool project.
How has this opener worked so far? My Garage door is 16 X 8 and the current one is a chain-drive and thinking of changing it to this from Costco. Sounds like I may need an extension for bigger doors?
What was wrong with the old one
And you didn’t have to replace the whole thing
You could of used rubber insulators to silence the opener
Thanks for this video, I'm about to do the same for my sister's house. I'm pretty handy but never done this before so it's helpful to see all the steps involved
good video, plan on doing that soon. maybe change out your rollers to i think porcelain rollers? but makes big difference.
Thanks for the Helpful video!)
Get a spare plastic carrier. They plastic fails & breaks. Get a Chamberlain Lift master next time. Direct replacement
Thank you! I’m about to do this myself. Helps to hear how you went about this as well.
How eerie you're garage looks exactly like mine
Good video. The cute boy was the real star.
Excellent video, easy to follow directions?
Change the rollers to nylon rollers it should help a lot!
This is very useful. Thank you.
Nice video, thank you. I am wondering what the rail size was on your old one vs the new one.
I like your floors what kind of wood is it?
good job for DIY.
Good job mate!
Very helpful video. I'm going to be replacing mine tomorrow. Having Spiderman make an appearance was Awesome:)
I have an older awning garage door, which have a 1/2 horsepower power chain garage opener. I want to to replace it with a belt driven garage door opener. This should work?
Can you tell me the cost if I were to replace my chain with the belt? Estimate range if I had a specialist install for me?
Gr8 job. Thanks 4 sharing. They sell rail extensions if required. However, wish they’d just include it in the box.
Extremely helpful. Thanks for sharing. About your relocation of the motor. They sell rail extensions for doors that require them. Wish they’d just include it in the box for those who don’t mind purchasing it whether they need it or not.
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