[Malsua]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

So, are you saying that most of the noise was coming from the chain drive opener and motor, and not from the rollers and axle hinge connections on the sides of the door?

When we bought our house it had an ancient Genie opener and opening the garage door sounded like you were opening the portcullis at the Tower of London.

I installed a Chamberlain 3/4HP Wifi opener and it barely makes any noise at all now. You here a little whine and that's it.

My entire house is about as internet connected as you can get and having the garage door remotely operable has been quite helpful. My wife and are Sunbirds. We come down when it's hot and go north when it's cold . I've let people in, talked to them on the phone while watching them on the camera and closed the door when they left. All from my phone 1500 miles away. Can't beat it.

[fixit6404]

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.

[amexsbow]

Originally Posted by Dynsol

Since moving in ( Eight years) I have always found my garage doors to be quite noisy when operating. They have been maintained on a regular basis in accordance with manufacturers guidelines.

I have been considering adding insulation from one of the various kit producers.

Question is: Is there a small, medium or large reduction in noise level if I proceed with this project?

Other suggestions for noise level are welcome.

Yes. I installed fiberglass bat and it greatly reduced the noise and heat coming from the door which faces the sun. The only thing is I had to have an additional spring added to my torsion bar to compensate for the added weight. I also added insulated bats to my attic over the garage. This made a big difference in the heat and cold in summer and winter.

[Rzepecki]

[Ndomines]

Insulation kits are available on Amazon. YOU TUBE Has many VIDEOS ABOUT DIFFERENT METHODS.
GET A garage door opener with BELT DRIVE its very quiet. wQUOTE=Dynsol;1804848]Since moving in ( Eight years) I have always found my garage doors to be quite noisy when operating. They have been maintained on a regular basis in accordance with manufacturers guidelines.

I have been considering adding insulation from one of the various kit producers.

Question is: Is there a small, medium or large reduction in noise level if I proceed with this project?

Other suggestions for noise level are welcome.[/QUOTE]

[Lil GTO]

Originally Posted by Dynsol

Since moving in ( Eight years) I have always found my garage doors to be quite noisy when operating. They have been maintained on a regular basis in accordance with manufacturers guidelines.

I have been considering adding insulation from one of the various kit producers.

Question is: Is there a small, medium or large reduction in noise level if I proceed with this project?

Other suggestions for noise level are welcome.

We were having an issue with other people’s remotes opening our door and because the builder used the same openers for over 20 years we could not find a code that would prevent this.

We installed a chamberlain opener (Different brand) this May and the door is whisper quiet it was quite noisy previous. Now this is a blue tooth unit that once paired to your phone will set off an alarm letting you know it’s open and you can close it from anywhere that you have a phone signal.

Ours was crazy noisy but had nothing to do with the door.

Pull your red Release and operate the door by hand and you’ll see it’s quiet.

[Mike Shebel]

If you want a quieter door, buy a higher quality new door and opener.

Adding insulation and new rollers doesn’t help much at all. Put your monies in a door and garage door opener.

I periodically spray the hinges with lubricant and it helps a lot. You should try that before spending a lot of money. It’s something you should do anyway to reduce wear on them.

[Scorpyo]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I just installed a Chamberlin BELT drive garage door opener for a neighbor, it made a big difference. NOTE: the guy Lowe's sent out was an idiot and stated that the torsion bar had to be moved (it did not), and he could not to the work. We did it in about 2 hours.

Excellent choice. I put one in my house in GA and one here as well. The one here was a little challenging because the garage ceiling in my Villa is somewhat low and I did them both by myself. However, with a little perseverance it's not that hard. If the noise on the builder version was a 10 the Chamberlain Belt Drive is a 3.

[tonycirocco@me.com]

Install an opener with rubber drive belt. VERY quiet when closing..VERY quiet!!!

[wayneman]

Originally Posted by Malsua

When we bought our house it had an ancient Genie opener and opening the garage door sounded like you were opening the portcullis at the Tower of London.

I installed a Chamberlain 3/4HP Wifi opener and it barely makes any noise at all now. You here a little whine and that's it.

My entire house is about as internet connected as you can get and having the garage door remotely operable has been quite helpful. My wife and are Sunbirds. We come down when it's hot and go north when it's cold . I've let people in, talked to them on the phone while watching them on the camera and closed the door when they left. All from my phone 1500 miles away. Can't beat it.

Did you use the existing track to install your opener or replace all the old track?

[retiredguy123]

After reading this thread, I timed the opening and closing of my cheap, Romac garage door. It takes 10 seconds to open and 10 seconds to close. I can't justify spending hundreds of dollars for 20 seconds of quiet. There are other louder noises that you can't prevent no matter what. Maybe when the door fails, I may consider buying a quieter door.

[loufromnewjersey]

Rollers make 90% of noise. If you are handy you can do it yourself. Or any handyman. A set of rollers are @$16 at Amazon. The rest of the door needs lubrication

[Mohawksin]

It has been suggested that the noise comes from the motor chain drive. It has also been suggested the noise comes from the rollers.

Separate the two. Pull the rope in the garage that unhooks the chain from the door. Run the motor a few times and compare to the noise level.

[Weemac]

Screw type openers are considerably quieter than chain driven types. Metal doors are noisier than wooden doors.