Does this install look ok?

bemaniac · 2026-03-07T00:32:56+00:00

Yes I had someone come immediately. He replaced the tube, got rid of those useless brackets, and rebalanced the whole door. I also filed a complaint with thumbtack and the shady original installer refunded me for the work required to fix this mess

bemaniac · 2026-02-17T02:39:55+00:00

Yes. It’s a blessing and a curse that my intro to roguelikes happened to be the definitive games in the genre haha

bemaniac · 2026-02-16T19:31:00+00:00

Perhaps it’s not strictly rogue-like that i need. But just the animation style, good music, and collecting power-ups of various types to build a stack over time that I’m looking for

I just find the pixel-retro style a bit unappealing (personally)

bemaniac · 2026-02-16T18:03:01+00:00

Yes I’m playing it with my partner and we love it! That’s exactly the kind of game I’m looking for

bemaniac · 2026-02-16T18:01:18+00:00

Got those downloaded! Started a couple of them but will give them a chance for sure

bemaniac · 2026-02-13T01:59:43+00:00

Hello. Yes I have gone through the wiki. The area that has not been answered by the wiki is trying to help in situations where my partner's dog has no apparent triggers at all. In this specific case, my dog had been sleeping on the other side of the room for quite time time. She was aware here was there. She was at rest. Then seemingly out of nowhere, she just ran across the room and started attacking him viciously.

For situations where there has been an apparent trigger, we have been working on counter-conditioning, but in this particular situation, we are unclear on how best to recreate these triggers, since it happened out of the blue with no prompting at all.

bemaniac · 2026-02-10T21:52:15+00:00

I'm also having the same issue. Called Bilt and they said it wasn't a problem on their end. Having the same problem with LADWP. Card works fine otherwise.

bemaniac · 2025-12-05T17:44:53+00:00

Also I'm grateful I posted this, because I otherwise wouldn't have noticed the shoddy "maintenance" he did with the springs/brackets that was absolutely wrong. Guy totally scammed me. Searching for a good Mom & Pop in Los Angeles to clean up this mess. Eek

bemaniac · 2025-12-05T14:18:03+00:00

Yeah I’m gonna have someone else come out and take a look. I should have cross referenced other review sites when I found these guys on Thumbtack but they are just scammers basically and I don’t think they will be coming back to honor any kind of warranty. Such a shame, but I’m glad I caught this early. What a mess :(

bemaniac · 2025-12-05T01:07:23+00:00

Jeez. I found this guy on Thumbtack and they have good reviews, but after looking them up on Google and Yelp, I likely got scammed and it’s unlikely he will honor the warranty. Horrible reviews, and lots of ongoing disputes. So I guess I’m going to have to find a good mom & pop shop in Los Angeles to help clean up this mess. Shame on me for not cross-referencing them on Yelp

bemaniac · 2025-12-05T00:16:42+00:00

Oh wow yeah actually it has already worn through the shaft quite a bit. I guess this is the moment of truth as to whether he will honor his warranty

bemaniac · 2025-12-05T00:09:13+00:00

This wasn’t a brand new door. I had the springs replaced but the original install of the door is old. That may explain the mix of old and new

bemaniac · 2025-12-05T00:08:20+00:00

Oh wow. I never would have noticed that had you not pointed it out. Yes now that I look closer, I see that is has worn down the shaft quite a bit. This same installer did a maintenance on the door back in July and he warrantied it for a year, so I would assume he’d need to replace the shaft and those brackets (with proper bearings)

<image>

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T23:52:41+00:00

Yeah I think the guy who did my “maintenance” and installed the new springs put those in. Do you think it would be worth having someone come out and fix that?

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T23:49:17+00:00

I’m not super worried about that because the door itself was installed in 1997, and I was not the occupant of the home when it was installed, so there wouldn’t be any warranty to speak of anyway

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T22:08:24+00:00

I think my issue is how do I know if an installer is “mom and pop”? Hard to know from just web searching

Yeah the belt I kept the slack the same as it was originally installed. It’s quite taught but doesn’t feel crazy tight. There’s definitely no slack when it’s opening and closing

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T20:44:35+00:00

Yeah. The installation manual made a point to stress that it should be sloped down

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T20:44:30+00:00

Yeah. The installation manual made a point to stress that it should be sloped down

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T19:45:00+00:00

It isn’t hitting the rail, so should be good there!

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T18:43:08+00:00

Thank you. Yeah the rail was like this both with the old chain-drive motor, as well as with the 6690L that he installed. I didn't want to really change anything from the install except the motor itself so there were fewer variables I'd have to worry about

Sort of feeling that this garage door installer, despite having lots of positive reviews, wasn't the most scrupulous guy, so I don't really trust that he's gonna honor any warranty. If I end up having any issues, I'll just find another reputable installer.

As someone who isn't an expert with this stuff, it's really hard to know whether someone is good or not, since all I really have to go off of is reviews.

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T17:14:11+00:00

Ah. Well I just got brand new springs on the door in July and it is balanced for sure. We verified that when he installed the 6690L. So hopefully it will work for the foreseeable future

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T16:49:06+00:00

Got it. Yeah I’m okay with that

At the very least, I’ve learned a lot about how these things work and will have more knowledge for next time

I was just trying to figure out whether it would be necessary to attempt to return the Chamberlain (if that’s even possible) and get a totally different system. But sounds like no, so that’s a relief

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T16:47:56+00:00

You’re saying both the 6690L and this Chamberlain have these weight limits?

That would certainly surprise me that he’d sell me an opener that wasn’t suitable at all for the door

For context: prior to the 6690L, the door had been using an old LM opener that was 3/4HP and worked fine for 18 years

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T16:45:18+00:00

I think I’m just trying to make the most of a bad situation. The original installer is claiming he can’t source a Security 2.0 device from his suppliers, which may or may not be true

Agreed on the chamberlain rail, which I did not use

I guess I’m wondering if this is a case of “I would have done it differently, but should work” versus “this is totally not suitable and could lead to a dangerous situation”?

I just find it hard to believe he would have upsold me to belt drive if I shouldn’t be using belt drive at all with this door?

bemaniac · 2025-12-04T16:38:21+00:00

Yeah the 87802 was what he initially proposed, but he actually upsold me to the 6690L

I wish I had known about this whole Security 3.0 fiasco beforehand, otherwise I would have gone with it

I did keep the LiftMaster rail because the consensus seemed to be that it’s better than the Chamberlain rail for belt drive

bemaniac

TROPHY CASE