LiftMaster 8500 Residential Jack-Shaft Garage Door Opener

This Video is a short overview of the side-mounted opener offered by LiftMaster - the 8500 Residential Jack-Shaft opener. Brought to you by Five Star Doors.

[@heidymatinez7356]

Works the way it is supposed to. Just Good

[@elizabethramos3148]

How much room do you need between the wall and garage opener track? Some garages are quite narrow and only give you 7 inches on the side. Also, does the outlet need to be right next to the jack-shaft? What if it is 6 feet away?

[@lbriant48]

I just had one installed and it works great but the bottom part of motor moves back and fourth about 2" like the shaft isn't true, it a 10 x 20 door, is that normal ?

[@N98858]

looks GOOD...Thanks ';-)

[@nicks9683]

Can it be installed outside in a cold wet climate?

[@ljcwantsprivacy1]

If someone wants to hire you, where in the USA are you located? And what is your website URL?

[@ChuckWyld]

Mine wobbles a .25 inch side to side every time it's on. Is that normal?

[@chrised1115]

According to the owner's manual yes. I had mine installed today and had the same question, so I went digging and found that they stated it is normal

[@spoteat71]

isn't this the same as a Chamberlain Wall Mounted Garage Door. "Unique Design"? Does it have Wi-Fi capabilities like Chamberlain?

[@dynoesaur]

Is it better than this one?

[@spoteat71]

@@dynoesaur How is it better? Please explain in detail.

[@dynoesaur]

@@spoteat71 it was a question I was hoping you could answer it

[@dynoesaur]

Is it then the chamberlain

[@mohammedayesh3927]

speed?

[@ajhelmink]

Can this be installed on either side of the door. Trying to figure out what side to put outlet on... How long is the cord

[@daveandbecdijkstra5815]

Yes

[@rickjames5998]

are these quieter than even a premium belt drive opener?

[@gooddieyoung2744]

What's the warranty on this? I had mine for only three years and the board burnt out and was NOT struck by lightning. If not under warranty I'm calling this JUNK.

[@Patrick94GSR]

website says lifetime motor, 5 year parts warranty.

[@bertraminc9412]

Five star doors but one star in finishing walls in the garage.

[@bigneilh]

I thought you HAD to have high lift for the jackshaft to work? Can you clarify?

[@maddybaker7636]

Nope- it does not matter the height of the door or the lift with this specific motor, as long as it is a torsion spring system.

[@bigneilh]

Really? I've talked t a couple people locally and they all seem to indicate 2' high lift minimum?

[@Castleknight]

Ball park cost?

[@eagle___empire3175]

Google?

[@vadimrotko6965]

Make sure driveway level, lock stick in your . Your motor already locking device Same as roller doors Good luck , day light in door

[@LONGDOING]

can you add an extension cord to the system to reach an outlet?

[@maddybaker7636]

It is not code to have your opener plugged in through an extension cord. but if you need to test the opener yes you can plug into an extension cord.

[@garyadams4517]

I've been running extention cord for several years now. Not to code but works in a pinch. Am working towards getting it properly wired though.

[@jaypuck6912]

Show me a house that has a current track-style garage door opener plugged straight into the wall. As others have said, it isn't to code. Does EVERYONE do it? Yes!

[@jamiemarier5647]

@@jaypuck6912 my own and ever one of the dozens I've installed or helped install are properly wired to code and/or the manufacturers instructions. Why not do it right?

[@julioangel1007]

What size doors will this work for?

[@fivestardoors5901]

It will work on any size door as long as it has a torsion spring system.

[@chamberlainliftmasterfan-2521]

Five Star Doors it can only handle garage doors that are 14 foot tall or smaller.

[@rickjames5998]

why isnt this the new standard

[@iggibars]

Because they're unreliable pieces of junk.

[@1dlb]

@@iggibars lmao .... And tons of other people haven't had an issue - installer incompetence

[@erniegilman5233]

Let's talk about the video for a brief moment. The opening couple and the last couple of sentences were recorded with the speaker (announcer) several feet from the microphone. That introduces echo into the sound. It's totally unnecessary to have this echo, and some videos made this way have so much echo that it's hard to understand what's being said! This one isn't that bad, but echo is an issue. The solution is for the speaker to stand very near the microphone or have a microphone clipped onto him near the top of his shirt. That way the mic doesn't pick up nearly as much echo. I know this is not the topic here, but this simple change of method (this one weird thing, as some advertising hacks would put it) will make videos like this much more professional!