CHAMBERLAIN B2215T Garage Door Opener with Battery Backup, Black

My husband bought this garage door opener because our last one stopped working. He was able to swap them out very easily. The quality is great. It seems very durable. The open and close button sometimes has to be pushed twice I don't know where the connectivity problem is, but it's not a big deal at all it doesn't really affect the fact that it opens smoothly. Bright lights, perfect fit. It looks nice and is pretty quiet.

Really am enjoying this new opener - especially how quiet it operates. Costs more than chain drive - but totally worth the extra cost considering it could last 10 years (if the belt holds up). Also like the slow-down movement at the end of the open or close cycle. That's very nice. Installation is straight forward with no major challenges. It just takes time to assemble and fine tune everything, but it can actually be installed with no other help. Just needed a ladder to hold the motor while the track was pinned in place. Remote openers work right off the bat - no programming other than to put a code in the outside remote. Cannot get the phone app to work because it forces me to put my mesh router into pairing mode and I don't want to mess with that since other devices are connected already. Why does it need pairing mode? It sees my network, I enter the password, that's it. Connect already! The feature is supposed to be nice for deliveries but nobody is coming in my garage when I'm away so the feature is useless to me. Conclusion - belt drive is the only way to go!

Honestly, I am beyond thrilled with this opener. I was able to find an HONEST person to install it that did not want to overcharge me to tighten the springs, tell me they needed replacing, (they are only 9 months old) or tell me I needed a 'tune-up' Keep quiet and listen to your installer. This way you can weed out the ones trying to rip you off.The opener is QUIET. I transitioned from a louder chain driven opener. I love that I have more options, and they work too. Dogs never bark at the opener anymore. It's too quiet I suppose so they don't notice it. Because they no longer bark, I am no longer yelling at them to stop barking. The house is definitely more peaceful. The keypad does not have the same issue when hitting the * or # key that you have to reprogram it like their click2 version does. I love that this has a battery backup for when the summer storms are here and we get power outages. I wish Chamberlain had added Alexa to this, but there are workarounds you can find online if you need this to work with Alexa. If there are any issues with this, I will update. For some reason, installers like to install Chamberlain over Genie from what they have said.I ordered the version that uses the DC motor, has the battery back up, and 1 overhead light. The other version in this listing uses an AC motor and does NOT have the battery back up and has 2 overhead lights. Both systems are belt driven. DC motors use less energy so I suppose that is the reason it can even have a battery backup. The battery can by replaced easily when needed and it's only $30, sold BY Amazon, compared to $100 if you were considering Genie's GDO with their battery backup. The maintenance is much less here with the Chamberlain.After having this installed a few weeks ago, I really do not have a desire to have this connected to Alexa. I have a standard 2 car garage with 1 very heavy metal Clopay door. Works great! I had zero issues connecting this to my wifi and iphone. I get notifications every time it opens/closes and I have used the app to close the door instead of bothering my neighbors to check for me if I forgot. Lifesaver. When the summer storms roll around and the power goes out, I will not be left sitting in my car locked in or out of the house. My garage is the only door we use to enter and exit. The front door is only used to get Amazon deliveries off the porch.

Had one of these at my last house….had to get one at my new (60’s ranch) house. Not tough to install if you have a little DIY in your blood. Setup and use is easy and now that I’ve been using this one for almost 2 years…it’s rock solid so far. So nice being able to open or close remotely AND to know when Amazon delivers to the garage.

Installation was very easy. However unit did not come with installation instructions only a user manual. Had to download manual.

We had an older, and I guess El Cheapo Chamberlain 1/2 HP chain drive opener that came with the house. It was mounted on the garage ceiling under my sons bedroom. It was SO LOUD you could hear it throughout the house and it would basically wake everyone up - We have some early risers in our house. Plus - it had no WiFi (did I say El Cheapo?). We were starting to have some issues with it, the wiring wasn't done very well, and the sensors were starting to act up.New sensors are like $40 at least and I saw this unit and how much features it has for the price ($209) and I thought it was a great value. We are very pleased with this opener. It took me the better part of a day to install it by myself. I am pretty handy but I have never worked on a garage door before so I proceeded slowly and methodically and everything went very smoothly. It took me probably 6 hours total. I was able to use the existing Ceiling Bracket which helped a lot. Also I didn't have to change the bracket which connects to the garage door - also helpful. I followed the directions in the book step by step and I honestly did not have any issues installation or with the WiFi or MyQ or connecting the controllers. So can't complain at all. It is 90% quieter than the old chain drive and the range on the controllers is much better. I used LED light bulbs and there is no problem. I connected the Homelink button in my Dodge Caravan this morning - again No Problem, and the range is WAY better. I used to have to get 5 feet away from the door before it opened, now it opens from the street.For $209 I think this is a really great value. It comes with 2 controllers, a wall mount controller, AND a wireless keypad which we did not have before.