Chamberlain WD822KD Whisper Drive 1/2-HP Belt Drive Garage Door Opener
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Chamberlain WD822KD Whisper Drive 1/2-HP Belt Drive Garage Door Opener
Customer Review: Very happy customer
Summary: 5 Stars
Very happy with this purchase. I finished installing 2 garage door opener last week-end. I am also delighted that Amazon sent it with FedEx next day shipping for free. This was unexpected.Customer Review: Love the product but Amazon price...
Summary: 4 Stars
I love this product, the only problem I have is by default I always buy at amazon thinking Im getting the best deal. This time that was not the case. The prices at other Stores namely Sears and Lowes were much better. It was nearly $20 less at the brick and mortar stores. So anyways learnt my lesson will check prices around before deciding to buy things from amazon.Customer Review: Great and quiet. I love it.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great garage door opener. It went together very smoothly following the enclosed instructions. Its most outstanding feature is how quiet it works. I love it.Customer Review: Easy to install and whisper quiet.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a noise freak and this thing is great. I installed both the 1/2 and 3/4 HP versions of this for a single and double door respectively. Both are extremely quiet (the neighbors agree). From upstairs, I can no longer hear the garage door opening when my wife gets home. This unit took about 2 hours for me to install but only because I had to reposition a light in the garage to make room. Also there was no previous unit in this spot so I had to position it from scratch.
At one point a second person is required to assist with the installation. I got around this by stablely positioning an igloo cooler on the top of a ladder and positioning the opener on top. So it can be done by 1 person with a little ingenuity.
Customer Review: Everything worked as expected.
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a "hell for stout" type of person so I chose to use 1/8"x1" flat steel to mount the unit in lieu of the light weight 3/4" perforated steel angle provided.
In one of the reviews, I saw where a person had an idler pulley failure, so I machined an aluminum pulley with a sealed ball bearing along with the necessary spacers needed to install it.
I was surprised to see how small the gear belt was and I do have concerns about the longevity of it.
Aside from the concerns above, the installation went well and the instructions were easy to follow and the unit worked like a jewel.