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From: halle@hou2b.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Request for Garage Door Opener Info.
Message-ID: <529@hou2b.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 15:55:38 EDT
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I can recommend NOT getting the Sears opener.  A couple months ago I
solicited help from the net concerning a problem I was having.  About
a dozen people replied that they were having similar problems.  That
large a number is too big for chance.  The product was defective.

Also, this year's models are significantly changed from previous ones.
Some of the safety features have been removed, and the overall construction
has been cheapened.  Now the features are no better than anyone else's.

As an owner of a Sears opener, my next one will probably be a Stanley.

To comment on the article which recommended Sears:
if you get one with 3000 or so codes, you won't get false starts or
interference.  Sears gives you as many as 19K, but that's overkill.
And as far as Sears service is concerned, I would consider that to
be a strong sales tool for everyone else.  They come quickly, but
they never get it right the first time - if ever.  And other brands
are as easy or easier to install or service.