[Carl in Tampa]

Here is a brief follow up regarding my garage door opener.

My son discovered that the drive belt from the motor to the chain drive was old and loose, and that the track that guides the door pull was dry. Some lubricant in the track got the whole thing running again, and I'll be ordering a new drive belt.

Thanks for all the suggestions about possible solutions. So far, I've learned more about electrical, plumbing and garage door opener situations when problems arose in the house. In every case my information came from people on TOTV. What a great resource!