Sommer Garage Door Opener Issues

Update 1 5 2016 i really did purchase another sommer garage door opener for my second garage in april of 2013.

Sommer garage door opener issues.

Sommer direct drive 1042v004 review the 3 4 hp sommer direct drive is powered by a motor that unlike those on most garage openers moves along the rail with only one moving part. Sommer twist ug original garage door opener troubleshooting photo eye detects an obstacle soft stop with reversion remove object from the door running path check the function of the safety device replace defective photo eye interrupted safety device. As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged. The opener is controlled via a transmitter 2 or a wall station 3.

I called sommer and apparently only the latest version of the homelink software will drive 310 mhz garage door openers which is the frequency used by the sommers. The sommer garage door opener is extremely durable and long lasting due to only one moving part. This type of lift system is called a direct drive which uses a stationary chain that rsquo s quieter and faster than most other types of garage openers. The opener is mounted to the ceiling structure 5 and to the header lintel 6 over the garage door opening.

So when the garage door on my back garage finally failed this spring i had a nice shinny new door hung by an installer and bought another sommer door opener like the one i have on the main garage. Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor. A car riage 7 which is attached to the door 8 by a door arm 9. It s important to get this switch at just the right distance from the motor so that the door is able to close all the way but the motor also knows to stop running.

It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned. The garage door opener motor is located at the door instead of the back of the garage door opener. Please ask your qualified dealer or sommer usa for further advice. This is related to the up limit switch.

Telsa apparently is using older homelink code which can only drive 315 mhz door openers. Strong and quiet garage door opener technology.