LiftMaster 889LM Smart Control Panel - So Smart it Saves Money

[@JaYvInJB]

I'm here late to the party. Just purchased a pair of the Chamberlain B6753T openers and installed them last weekend. Thanks to your videos, I learned to also purchase the 881LMW wall controllers separately since they're not included in the packaging. The motion sensor works great as well as the time to close feature for peace of mind. It's also great that the Learn button is right on the wall controller to program remotes and connect to our WiFi network. The Hold and Lock features and Maintenance features are added bonuses to the 881LMW. Thanks for the videos! Definitely helped my research on upgrading the 20+ year old chain operated Craftsman garage door openers that came with the house when we bought it a few uears ago. New subscriber!

[@sosgds]

WOW! Thank you for sharing your journey with your new garage door openers. We are happy to know that the videos helped as a guide. Y'all stay safe!

[@garagedoorgenius]

Great pro tips and solutions! Nothing like listening to a little bit of SOS as I'm going down the freeway. It's party time!

[@sosgds]

Thank you so much for the feedback Richard! I hope I don't put you to sleep. I truly appreciate all of your encouragement. And I truly appreciate all of your expertise and helping our garage door community on KZbin. Looking forward to your next video!

[@TBHD724]

Great video! I just hooked up my 889LM to my 7220 and it works great

[@garagedoordoctorofhouston6518]

Nicely done plus the 889lm has a much better range than the red and purple learn button ops. Now they can get a liftmaster gateway and control the door through an app

[@sosgds]

Thank you for the feedback Cody! And you are exactly right. But they did not seem interested in WiFi surprisingly.

[@samsquires2877]

Looks like it’s also in need of a set of lens covers. I would have programmed the 893MAX to the on board radios there for you get better range. The external radios never seem to have great range on them.

[@sosgds]

Hello Sam! Thanks for the feedback. I didn't have any lens covers to offer. The customer cool with it. Now you're right about programming a pair of 893MAX to the motor. I did think about it. Again, the customer was happier this way.

[@ralfalfa0930]

Thank you SOS GDS! 🙌🏼🤩

[@sosgds]

Thanks Rafa!

[@Idontknowman2]

Hi, I have a problem with a 889LM I got recently. Every minute, it will go charge it’s self and then after that, it will then go back to normal for a minute before it goes charge it’s self again. It still does this even if it hasn’t been used.

[@sosgds]

Hello! Thank you for sharing your situation. How many times does this happen during the day? Do you think the battery inside the 889LM might be faulty? What has LiftMaster shared with you about this issue?

[@jean-marcboutin2226]

Hello! Nice video. Is the 889LM would work with a Linear LDO50 opener? Thanks

[@sosgds]

Hello! Thank you for the feedback. Unfortunately it's not compatible with the Linear LDCO50.

[@ignaciodominguez-mz5hk]

Hi nice video, is this good to extend opening distance? My name is Ignacio I live in Tijuana and i m in the garage doorbbusiness

[@sosgds]

Hello Ignacio. Yes. You can extend it with this accessory. The WiFi features offer the best range.

[@dougs3866]

Thanks for the great video that I learned something new. Will it work for 1280R? When we moved into this house, we only used the wall controller since the garage was used for storage. Last year, we want to parked the car inside and found that the red learning button did not work. So we stuck with the wall controller. I had have some issues for the last few months that when I pressed the wall panel, the motor jirked and door remained closed. After couple try and/or waiting few mintues and pressed again then it opened. what do you think my problem was - motor, wall panel or somethingelse? Thanks again.

[@MORRISGARFIEL]

Hello, I have a lifemaster p3 that was only sold in Latin America and on the back of the engine it has a red button that only says delete and is not programmable. Only the wall bell button can be programmed, this button that you show on the video will fit my garage opener

[@sosgds]

Thank you for this question. It's possible that the wall button may not be compatible. What can you tell me about the program button to the opener? What color is the remote program button on the opener?

[@Mrandyol]

When programming remotes, is it received at the button or the motor? I live in a townhome complex that was built recently. All residence have the same garage door opening. My garage door opens sometimes from my neighbor's remotes, and I've already tried to reset my motor and set it on a different rolling code. Would I have to replace the motor? I have a LiftMaster with a yellow learn button. Should I replace the motor with a different color learn button? Please help if you get my message. Also considering getting the motor setup with MyQ wall button or add-on so I can control the schedule (at least so the garage doesn't open at night time), but it wouldn't really solve the false alarms during the day-time.

[@sosgds]

Hello! Great question. You should not have to replace your motor. If the codes are cleared and your remotes are reprogrammed then you should be free from your neighbor opening your garage door. Yet, what you might be experiencing is phantom operation, which could be from a bad wire within the walls of your condo or a bad remote transmitter. Thus if you are at a crossroad and the problem continues then replacing to a MyQ motor will help control the unexpected operation. Hope this helps.

[@MORRISGARFIEL]

I forgot to mention the manufacture of the motor is 7/20 and I bought the myQ g0401 hub to make it smart but it does not pair for the same reason that the button only says delete. Do you think that this button that you put on the viese or will help me since I see What if you have the one that says programming?

[@sosgds]

It's possible that the program button may be a specific color which would mean that there could be a compatibility issue. What can you tell me about the program button color?

[@travelhacks2024-k8k]

Great Video! I got a couple of issues here. 1)my control panel started to act up and become unresponsive with the screen going on and off not sure if it is time to be replaced. 2) the ceiling unit has my Q logo but nothing about wifi neither the control panel doesn't have a wifi setup button, Does that mean the unit is not compatible with wifi? if I change the control panel would that solve the two issues? I can share some short videos if interested

[@sosgds]

Hello! If you can provide me the model number of your garage door motor I can confirm for you if it offers WiFi connectivity. An older LiftMaster usually has a 4 digit model number like 1356, 3240, 3320, or 8160.

[@travelhacks2024-k8k]

@@sosgds it is 8550. I've reached today to customer service and it seems that the model is not equipped with Wifi but it needs a hub to enable wifi operation

[@salinsarin1]

Hi, I have 2 doors.. Can this work for 2 doors?

[@sosgds]

Hello. It can but you would need 2 of these smart consoles.

[@jamesofalltrades4359]

Great video. Can I still just program my remotes with the button on the back of the motor(Which is purple)? or is it better to run off the new panel? Also do they make a double button panel I have two doors and two motors

[@sosgds]

Hello! No I don't you can. The 889LM is built to over ride the logic board to the motor. Well that was the model before thus I don't believe they change that feature.

[@Mrandyol]

A bit confused. Why couldn't the wall button and remotes be replaced with the original wall button and remotes? Are you just not able to source the originals now because the brand/motor is so old?

[@sosgds]

Great question! So in this case the receiver had very poor reception. The signal was not able to pick up from the street. The customer was not ready to replace the motor. Thus we went this route to help them save money and get a better reception.

[@gabrielcereceres3181]

Hello, will this work with a MH5011 on my shop door? Considering i might have to purchase the 828lm sepretly?

[@jdl8r]

Do you know the voltage requirements for the 889LM? I have an old ray or that isn’t compatible, so I’m looking to do some radio-shack electronics to pair them…

[@sosgds]

Hello. According to then manufacture they advise the following: • Connect ONLY to 7-28 VOLT low voltage wires.

[@Randomname183]

So the wall button is more like a remote than a simple switch? I installed a new garage door opener and now my other simple switches that used to control the opener do nothing. They just make the light on the wall control turn off when I press them.

[@sosgds]

Hello! This product is more of a smart control panel. It has the ability to work the lights. Yet from what you are describing, you might be dealing with a bad logic board or the wall button is not compatible with the motor. What brand of motor do you have? Do you have the model number?

[@Randomname183]

@@sosgds b6753t. With my old craftsman opener, if i touched the wires together at the other switch site, the door would close. Now with this chamberlain setup shorting the control wires does nothing except make the light turn off on the new wall control across the room.

[@shirleyl.3998]

Will the 889 LM work with the 3800 model with 371LM remotes? Or is there another wall button that you can put on the 3800?

[@sosgds]

Yes this particular wall button should work for the 3800 model wall mount garage door opener motor. As long as it's the purple button. This particular wall button will replace the older wall button and you can program new remotes to that particular wall button, the 889 LM.

[@mikeebner8313]

I never cut excess wire or leave bundles hanging. Tape the bundle of excess wire to the active wire and tuck it into the hole in the wall. Connect your new button and it will be a cleaner install. If you ever do need the other wire it’s easy to pull it out of the wall since you taped it to the active wire. Make sense?

[@sosgds]

Hello! Yes it totally makes sense. But for the benefit of the viewer which in most cases is a do-it-yourselfer oh, they might not always have the wire easily accessible to them. But I do apply additional wire just as you say for better access.

[@cloudbase7799]

Do you happen to know if it would work to replace a 3 button station (wall mount open/stop/close) with the 889lm, for a LiftMaster Medium Duty (gray cover) MJ5011U door opener/controller? I already have an 828lm working with a commercial series (Security+ 5) opener/controller, on a second door. I would like to control the MJ5011U through the 828lm, but I don't think it's possible to do so directly (to pair the 828lm with the MJ5011U controller).

[@sosgds]

Hello. Great question. Now, I don't know with certainty if it will work but I believe the MJ5011U receive is calibrated for 315 MHz. That's basically the same MHz frequency on their standard purple button motors. Thus I would give it a try based on this specifications. Hope this helps!

[@cloudbase7799]

@@sosgds Thank you! I received this response from LiftMaster support: "The 889lm will not work with the MJ5011U, the only openers that will will work with the MYQ that we sell on the commercial door side are our logic 5 openers." I'm looking into the Tailwind iQ3 as a possibility. I'm also wondering if there is a mid-stop option (official or not) for medium-duty LiftMaster controllers? I didn't find such an option in medium-duty LiftMaster documentation, but did see their support page for enabling/configuring mid-stop for Logic 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 commercial operators. It seems to me there might be an unofficial option for such a feature. For example, it seems like the iQ3 or something similar, paired with track/door-mounted sensors, could support this. Nearly all of the vehicles that pass through the door in question are cars and compact crossovers. It seems odd to me to fully open the door (12-15 ft?) for such vehicles. For now I use my single-button 371lm remote, press to open, then press again to stop as I approach when the door is open far enough, then press again to close after driving through.

[@sosgds]

Well I guess it's an official response from the manufacturer. I do find it kind of odd because the MyQ connectivity doesn't need to be used in order to utilize the button by itself. Nevertheless if they are disclaiming that it doesn't work then I would probably look at other solutions. In fact that they provide you any other option?

[@cloudbase7799]

@@sosgds In addition to what I previously quoted, LiftMaster support had replied, "The Medium duty openers have a 20 remote capacity, if you are needing more, there is a way to do that, you could get an 850lm, it will add another 50 remotes if needed. There would need to be some other items needed to use the 850lm, the medium duty does not have SBC or 24vac available. You would need a separate transformer to power up the 850lm and a part# 71-MLSBC to get single button control." Otherwise, they suggested I reply if I require further assistance or have questions, and include my phone number if I prefer a call.

[@lamkaichai8025]

Is this voltage 12v?

[@sosgds]

Yes I believe it is.

[@lamkaichai8025]

@@sosgds Is it AC 12v?

[@kristfur]

Not understand why it's MyQ branded. To get the MyQ functionality, apparently you have to buy another part 828LM and have it hard wired ethernet. Seems like false advertising.

[@sosgds]

August 12, 2023

[@availpropertiesinc]

Why does the learn button blink after the charge happens and it beeps. Mine keeps beeping and the red learn button is blinking.

[@sosgds]

Do you have a brand new smart wall console? If it keeps beeping that basically means the battery inside it is draining or about to drain out. Plus you might need to replace the battery or the entire wall console.

[@availpropertiesinc]

@@sosgds thanks. Turns out they sold me the wrong wall control panel and I need a 882LM

[@colecheney6334]

How hard would it be to purchase just a one piece rail for my whisper drive

[@sosgds]

It depends how old your motor is. Do you know the exact model number?

[@garagedoordoctorofhouston6518]

On a different note how does it take you to edit those videos

[@sosgds]

Oh man! That's the million dollar questions my friend. Can I hit you up on Twitter? Your under Garage Door Doctor Houston right?

[@garagedoordoctorofhouston6518]

@@sosgds yep thats me

[@zingle1]

Dear Sir: Since 10 days ago, we have some serious RF interference in our neighborhood (we and many of our neighbors report their older openers no longer work). My 2007 Liftmaster opener remote must be held 1 foot away from the antenna to operate it. I called Chamberlain Tech Support. They recommended this unit (889LM) as it will use 3 different frequencies (the troublesome 390 mhz, 315 and 1 other..). It Looks like I need to buy another couple of remotes that are compatible with the 889LM. My question is: How do I program my car's Homelink buttons to the 889LM? (2019 Subaru and 2007 Toyota Sienna). Thanks!

[@sosgds]

Hello. Very good question. The Subaru shouldn't have trouble programming to the new frequencies. You would have to clear the memory out of the HomeLink to the Subaru and then program the new remotes as you would the normal HomeLink program. Unfortunately, for the 2007 Sienna you'd need a repeater to program a compatible frequency. But this not a very efficient or cost effective option.

[@thunderbolt5354]

@ SOS Garage Door Service Explain how to set time to close feature @

[@luis0luis058]

Por favor alguien me puede desir si se puede conectar un botom liftmaster 883 a un motor liftmaster 3850p con botom y antena color purpura por que no e podido conectarlo

[@sosgds]

Hola! Lamentablemente el 883 no se podrá usar con el LiftMaster 3850. Es mejor utilizar el 78LM.

[@luis0luis058]

@@sosgds si gracias ese mismo le puse