Keep 2007-era garage door opener?

[kschachn]

Apparently what trigged the law were people who were trapped while trying to exit the house during a wildfire (assuming with the car) but were physically unable to lift the door.

But given that a battery lasts 1-2 years I don't see that situation improving much.

 

[Nukeman7]

I cant believe I am reading this... but then again, it's California. *LOL*
Battery backup? Crazy but whatever. No battery back up here in the land of the free, NC and SC. Pull cord on the door releases the door from the automatic opener and you lift the door up.

Here are the details on the Chamberlain site:

CA SB 969 FAQs

 

[k1xv]

I cant believe I am reading this... but then again, it's California. *LOL*
Battery backup? Crazy but whatever. No battery back up here in the land of the free, NC and SC. Pull cord on the door releases the door from the automatic opener and you lift the door up.

Only in California can garage door openers cause cancer.

 

[alarmguy]

Here are the details on the Chamberlain site:

CA SB 969 FAQs

Amazing, someday the voters will let their elected representativeslegislate how many breaths a human being can take per minute!

 

[nthach]

The door has been replaced, out was a junk old Overhead Door/Genie 2000-series door with “permanent” plastic/steel hinges. An Amarr 3000-series door(3-ply steel/polystrene/steel) was installed in its place. It has standard hardware(except for the bottom lift cable brackets).

I replaced the gear on the opener as well. The tech said down the road, I can swap out the head with a Chamberlain chain-drive one. He told me I’m one of the few who knows there isn’t much difference between Chamberlain and LiftMaster besides the rail… and price. Also, he called me brave for replacing the springs on the old door and nailing the door balance on the first try.

 

[Owen Lucas]

I cant believe I am reading this... but then again, it's California. *LOL*
Battery backup? Crazy but whatever. No battery back up here in the land of the free, NC and SC. Pull cord on the door releases the door from the automatic opener and you lift the door up.

Making it mandatory is a little intrusive but it appears that battery backup are becoming more common.

Maybe this is due to California's mandate, but I think it is a good safety feature though not everyone we'll be able to reach up and Pull the or even know to do so and then lift the entire garage door like a child or Smaller person.

If I'm not mistaken Ryobi used to have garage door openers and I believe their battery back used their tool batteries.

 

[Donald]

The parents need a new garage door - CA state law mandates battery backup openers installed after 7/2021. One garage door installer said we must install a new opener, the other one we went with said they’ll install a new door but won’t connect it(it’s a less than 5 minute job).

The current opener is a LiftMaster 3265 manufactured and installed in 2007. The salesman who came out told me these were solid openers and doesn’t see much of a reason to upgrade. It’s a chain drive model. Parts - mainly the worm gear and sprocket, control board and limit switch assembly are still available. Common Chamberlain fare. A new opener, likely a LiftMaster belt drive is around $1000 installed. The new door was $3300, about that I expected($3K for an insulated steel door) for a HCOL area. Should I go ahead and keep this opener until it croaks or replace it? The current LiftMaster chain drives still use the same chain/rail assembly, and it does look like a Chamberlain head will be a direct bolt-on, unless I can sell my parents a jackshaft mounted one. But if we don’t need to spend $250-550(DIY Chamberlain chain or jackshaft, if we’re going belt, it’s another LiftMaster for the one-piece rail), that’s always a plus.

I would move from CA. Too many restrictions and government requirements.

 

[kschachn]

Making it mandatory is a little intrusive but it appears that battery backup are becoming more common.

Maybe this is due to California's mandate, but I think it is a good safety feature though not everyone we'll be able to reach up and Pull the or even know to do so and then lift the entire garage door like a child or Smaller person.

If I'm not mistaken Ryobi used to have garage door openers and I believe their battery back used their tool batteries.

And with the batteries lasting 1-2 years max per the manufacturer i’m sure it will be ready to go in that emergency.

 

[Owen Lucas]

And with the batteries lasting 1-2 years max per the manufacturer i’m sure it will be ready to go in that emergency.

Good point, I'll unplug it and see if it works!