Allstar MVP Garage Door Systems
 

Most of us in The Villages have an MVP Allstar garage door system. My wall switch has started to malfunction. It is lit up but the up and down buttons do not work. Battery operated remotes open and close the door fine.
I thought I could purchase a new wall unit and swap it out but find that these are unavailable as this unit is discontinued.
Has anyone encountered a similar problem and found a solution? Thanks.

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You can also buy the type with a numerical pad from Amazon.

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While Ryan Ocull (352 617 0522) was fixing a broken spring in garage door , I mentioned to him that the pad needed to be replaced because it wasn’t working . I asked him how much the pad was when he finished and he said all it needed was to be cleaned no charge , that was about 7 months ago still working fine. FYI Ryan answers phone and shows up very fast when you need him

Second using Ryan. When he was at my place changing out the springs I was complaining about the Allstar MVP and he stated it's the best one out there. That would be because it's primarily metal compared all the new openers. I still hate the Allstar due to the noise and no rolling codes or "smart" features.

According to one Amazon reviewer, this Linear wall console will work with the MVP garage opener. Linear is the owner of the MVP company. $18.80 and one day delivery. There are other sellers of this product on Amazon.

Amazon.com

I Smell a rat with this vendor. My order hasn't been confirmed, and seller hasn't been responsive. I'm most likely going to cancel through PayPal by the end of the day.
BE CAREFUL.

I just canceled this order. IF they happen to be legit, they are not very good at doing business

Jersey city address? Looks like an apt building

Within the first month of buying our preowned home I replaced the garage door opener with a belt drive MyQ enabled one. World of difference

Replace
 

I replaced both of mine. Work great. Glad that old crap is gone...

Be sure lock button is not on

As for noise - you can easily replace the metal rollers with nylon rollers.

Understood very well. the entire line is difficult to find anything for without going general generic items. So I have elected to replace them before it's too late. We are going with wall mounted units in the next few months.

Garage door opener
 

I replaced mine with a simple lighted door bell button.
$1.97 at Ace Hardware.
Works great !!

I can see how that will work for opening and closing the garage door. But, what about the "stop", "lock", and "light" features? The lock feature allows you to prevent someone from using a universal remote to open the door when you are on vacation. The "stop" feature is a safety device.

I think the Linear wall console (Post No. 8) is a better way to go.

I just did that yesterday when I replaced my crappy broken garage door. So far loving my new opener!

That may help a little, but most of the noise on my opener is from the motor and chain.

I've used Ryan before in the past & did not have a good personality experience with him. He seemed to get annoyed easily with my questions & walked away while I was still inquiring about my door. I found that to be rude. I never called him again. I don't need to be treated that way & I'm not a confrontational person. Yesterday actually had my entire door & opener replaced by ASAP. They were great! First repair guy was great (door was too bad to repair) & the installation guys were great! They are now my go-to garage company.

Another option for garage repair is Scott, 352-697-0321.

Yes. Purchased a 3/4 HP Craftsman (manufactured by Chamberlain) and installation service (ASAP) at Lowe's, $298 total. Quotes from area garage door companies were $700-$900.

I’m not calling anyone a liar but I do not believe this happened , many people have used Ryan and had nothing but good service for a very good price.Ryan comes out at all hours , he has helped a woman friend of mine and many of her girlfriends, always , polite , and clean looking guy.

Ryan has found a good specialty and is making the most of it. He came out the same day I called and did the job in a half hour. I did think $350 for springs was a bit steep, but everything around here is expensive. He did check out the whole door and adjusted the opener.

well I know Ryan is good guy but unfortunately I have no idea what things cost , you see at 83 I’m still buying my jeans and T shirts at Amani and Hugo Boss , some may find that sad I find it lucky

our opener was just as old as the wall switch, we just replaced the entire unit

Try a door bell button to replace up and down function.
A second button at door using spare wires from sensor allows you to shut door going out

unsafe site

Thank you very much!

I would suggest doing a Google search of this online seller before placing an order. There are a lot of complaints that it is a scam website.

Post No. 8 has an alternative wall console that is made by Linear, and it is supposed to be compatible with the MVP device. Linear owns MVP.

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You may want to edit your post to remove the brokenangelshop.com website. There are a lot of complaints on the internet about this company. Some customers have said that they will charge your credit card, but not deliver the product. Also, they do not respond when you contact them.

DO NOT order from this vendor

I've done the best I could to delete posts and alert users about potential problems with that vendor. If all posts aren't read, then buyer beware I guess.

Batteries?
 

Are you talking about the exterior wall switch? Mine acted the same way when it needed batteries (i.e. lit up but wouldn’t work).

I think he is referring to the interior wall console. It is hard wired from the console to the garage door motor. No batteries.

:undecided: I wouldn't worry about it. It is buyer beware and they can still get to the site from retiredguy123's quote of your post. :shrug: He may want to consider deleting link in post 31.

I did it, but it should be pretty clear that you don't want to order from this vender. Buyer beware.

Caution! These openers installed with an outside keypad have a standard contractors code for easy opening. I stumbled on this while changing the codes on a used home. Mine had not been removed meaning anyone knowing the code can open the door with the keypad or properly programed portable opener. See your manual for the code and how to delete or change it. Needless to say it upset me.

Yes, buyers should be informed to clear out all the stored codes

Try pressing the button from a different angle/side. Always pressing in same spot (everyone does) wears in that area of pad.

This has worked for us the last 2 years or so.

Good luck trying to find a new unit. And if you do, they will rape you for it. Normally a 20 dollar part.