My garage roller door motor decides to die this morning. It has been dying a slow death and have been fixed twice in the past. I would like to replace it now.
It is an old motor driving a chain driven mechanism part of the roller door. I guess I can just go to Bunnings and buy a compatible motor but would like to know if there are better options out there? What would ozbargainers recommend for something that is cheap and cheerful?
Thanks mate. Bunnings have the Chamberlain range. I just google the Merlin MR850EVO and it is $799'ish…is this the price you pay?
Merlin and Chamberlain are made by the same company. I think Chamberlain is the DIY version, while Merlin needs to be professionally installed for the 7 year warranty to be valid (based on my phone conversation with their customer service staff).
I bought mine from remote openers (and had them to do the install as well)
http://www.remoteopeners.com.au/
They had the best price around when I looked.
http://www.remoteopeners.com.au/shop/roller-doors/12?pgnum=2
Much appreciated for that info. I wasn't aware they are made by the same company. I think I will go with the DIY option as it is cheaper so would be looking at the Chamberlain.
Bunnings has this one at $347. https://www.bunnings.com.au/chamberlain-handylift-deluxe-gar…
and a cheaper one at $269 https://www.bunnings.com.au/chamberlain-handylift-plus-2-0-g…
Is the $347 better and worth the extra u reckon?
I got mine off eBay. $379 for one, or a bit cheaper to buy two at once. If you are handy, and take precautions with the roller door preload, then installation is pretty simple.
Edit: can't remember exactly why I got the 850 and not the 650, but in the end I got the 850.
Thanks buddy. I ended up going to bunning to buy the chamberlain deluxe. Cost $347 prolly not as good a quality as the merlin one u bought but we want the roller door fixed asap so decided to just settle for the bunning one.
No idea if it's the best, but I have Merlin MR850EVO installed on 2 doors. Drives the doors up and down easily with soft start and stop. Seemed to be the best value online with DIY install. The installation was relatively easy, but I was replacing a similar style (different brand) unit that stopped working. I've also bought another to fit to a third door when I get around to it - I bought the same brand to ensure the remote will work for all 3 though.
One thing I don't like about it though is the buttons on the keyfob remote. They are a bit easily pressed and I've opened/closed the garage a few times just by having my keys in a pocket.