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Bad Moon Rising 07-18-2020 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 1804906)
Try getting a can of garage door lubricant and spray it liberally. Worked for me
Ditto!

Spsmith444 07-19-2020 04:26 PM
New door
 
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1804853)
I don't think insulation will reduce the noise much, if at all. The noise is not from the door panels, it is from the metal parts that move together, such as the motor, chain, hinges, and rollers that bump against the tracks that they ride in. I think, if you shop around and are willing to pay a lot more money, you can find a quieter garage door to replace the noisy one with.
Really need to replace the door, tracks, rollers, operator. The doors provided when built are very, very cheap. Get a polyurethane door with belt drive operator and it will not only b much quieter but also help big time with keeping out the heat.

JohnN 07-19-2020 06:37 PM
Home Depot has a garage door aerosol spray lube, it does a nice job in my opinion. Just give a quick spray to all the moving joints whenever it acts up, I do mine a couple of times a year. I've had the spray can for quite a few years now and it works fine.

mtdjed 07-19-2020 08:46 PM
As the door ages and is likely to have more noise. But there is a plan. Your hearing will be less acute.

But seriously, unless it is signifying failure, I would recommend normal maintenance. The noise duration is likely about 10 seconds per event. Only those events when you are in the garage are likely to be a problem. As the door closes and opens when you are arriving or leaving will not be heard. Certainly not a garage door replacement issue unless you cannot deal with it.

Retiring 07-20-2020 12:23 PM
I agree with villagetinker.

The noise is a cumulative effect coming from GDO, chain, rollers and tracks. Changing to a belt, change to nylon rollers, proper lubrication of tracks (please use garage door lubricant not general purpose lube). Do all of the above and you’ll find a great reduction in noise.

I watched one of those Beverly Hills real estate shows. A house had a very expensive, imported, GDO and silent door system. When the door opened it was literally silent. What it appeared to do was lift the door slowly for the first few inches then speeds up. When the door was within 12 inches of fully opened it slows and comes to a quiet stop. Opening the door slowly for the first few inches and coming to a slow stop makes all the difference. The GDO was only $20k.

rde3036 07-20-2020 12:31 PM
door opener
 
Replace your crappy MVP door opener with a chamberlain.

Nick B 07-20-2020 12:59 PM
More than $450 ?

elevatorman 07-21-2020 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick B (Post 1806407)
More than $450 ?
Chamberlain Group Chamberlain B970 Smartphone-Controlled Ultra-Quiet and Strong Belt Drive Garage Door Opener with Battery Backup and MAX Lifting Power, Blue $269.00 on Amazon --- delivers lifting force equivalent to 1 1/4 HP,
Robot Check

Dynsol 07-22-2020 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Marshaw (Post 1805303)
Same issue. Mine is a word great door opener. Found a grease to put on great. Changed the noise immediately.
Name of grease and where to buy please!

Dynsol 07-22-2020 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by fixit6404 (Post 1805155)
Same Issue with noise here. I insulated my door both to make it quieter and cooler. I replaced the wheels with nylon wheels with sealed bearings I got on Amazon. The only ones I found locally were cheap plastic with no bearings. I replaced the old door opener with a 3/4 horse belt drive Chamberlain WiFi door opener. I was able to use all the existing wiring and hardware on the ceiling and door so it was a 20 minute swap. The door is totally silent now. With the door into the kitchen shut you can't hear it. Love the wifi and you can set it to close automatically at what ever time you want! I used to forget to close it at night once in a while and get a call from neighborhood watch. P.S. compare prices. One big box building supply store sells the 3/4 hp model at the same price the other one gets for the 1/2 hp and the 3/4 model is a life time warranty.
Do you have a separate Golf Cart door? If so, did you put in a less powerful HP Motor? Thanks

retiredguy123 07-22-2020 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Dynsol (Post 1807285)
Name of grease and where to buy please!
Today, I just received my spray can of white lithium grease. It's made by WD-40, but, it is not the regular WD-40 oil in the blue can. It is in a black can. It cost $5.23, including tax, on Amazon. I sprayed it on all moving parts of my cheap Romac door. It is still noisy, but there is a definite improvement in the noise level. Well worth doing, and it may make the door last longer.

elevatorman 08-03-2020 07:04 PM
Did it all
 
I downloaded an app to measure sound from the App store. Then I did a few things to my door.
1. Installed insulation 65-67 Db $116 Lowe's 2 kits
2. Installed new nylon rollers with sealed bearings. 64-65 Db $24 Lowe's
3. Installed new springs and balanced door (mine were 11 years old) 64-65 Db $110
4. Installed Chamberlain B1381 opener 57-58 Db $287 (Lowe's on sale)

I did not think to measure at the start and I did all the labor myself. Nothing was super hard to do, just took time. THANK YOU YOUTUBE The springsI I got from Express Garage Door.They would have been $77 at Lowe's but I was not sure what size I needed and Lowe's did not sell the winding rods that were included at Express. I did lube everything when finished. There are some dangerous things listed above so don't try some of them unless you are mechanically inclined.


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