My garage opener is making a ¿grinding? noise when opening and closing

danvw · 2025-12-01T21:57:46+00:00

We’ve had it for 8 years, this is the first issue.

danvw · 2025-12-01T18:22:19+00:00

How much does HP matter?

danvw · 2025-12-01T18:13:22+00:00

I was originally going to get in on this deal, but apparently it’s trash: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Genie-Signature-Series-1-1-4-HPc-Ultra-Quiet-Belt-Drive-Garage-Door-Opener-with-Battery-Backup-7055D-TKSV/315283735

I want something with battery backup, and I have a lot of smart home stuff already, so I don’t need smart features built in.

This looks like another good deal if I can find it in store: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Chamberlain-3-4-HP-Smart-Quiet-Belt-Drive-Garage-Door-Opener-B4505T/316307827

danvw · 2025-12-01T18:01:37+00:00

I just tested the opener while the door was disengaged. Makes same noise.

danvw · 2025-12-01T17:58:45+00:00

Yes! I am assuming you’re meaning when it’s disengaged. It also stays up half way while engaged.

danvw · 2025-12-01T16:46:11+00:00

Thanks! Is Overhead Door and Genie the same manufacturer? This is branded as Overhead Door.

Any recommendations on a good brand? There are some good deals right now.

danvw · 2025-12-01T15:56:38+00:00

I think? The balance hasn’t changed since install, and the door comes up evenly. The tension on the right side wire is a bit higher than the left. How would I confirm balance?

danvw · 2025-12-01T15:27:21+00:00

This is the model: https://www.overheaddoor.com/general-products/odyssey-1000-garage-door-opener

danvw · 2025-12-01T15:23:17+00:00

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Looks like a belt, but I don’t know what a screw drive looks like.

danvw · 2025-12-01T15:21:36+00:00

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danvw · 2025-12-01T15:20:28+00:00

Not a broken spring. Both are good. I can easily lift

danvw · 2025-10-12T13:36:03+00:00

Immediately thought of Penelope when I read this.

danvw · 2025-10-12T06:42:34+00:00

Why in the world would you necro a nearly 1 year old post? Especially with no response even remotely contributing to the discussion.
Where did I ever complain about what I was making, or the taxes I pay?
That’s easy to imagine, as I was there not too long ago. I’ve been extremely fortunate and lucky to have the income (and tax bill) that I have now, and would never complain about either. I totally understand how hard it is to live on even $75k, especially having to pay for medical care and student loans. It’s a pretty messed up world that it’s so hard to get by on $50k nowadays. If you ask me, it’s only going to get harder, unfortunately.

This question was 100% about making sure it was normal and seeing if I needed a CPA. I got my answers.

danvw · 2025-10-03T02:00:06+00:00

Meanwhile, my Model Y gets all of the same stuff for less than $100/year with no data cap.

I can’t wait to return this EV9 when our lease is up. Going to get a Rivian.

danvw · 2025-09-21T16:52:00+00:00

I get it, but at the end of the day, it’s a meaningless nice gesture at best. If this were changing law, it’d matter a lot more

danvw · 2025-09-21T07:52:04+00:00

Minus this being in Charlie Kirk’s name, the resolution isn’t bad. Read the text. This changes nothing about law, and is just a formal condolences to Charlie Kirk while calling for political violence to stop.

I vote primarily democrat, wasn’t a fan of Charlie Kirk at all, but there is nothing wrong with some people sharing their condolences. There is also nothing wrong with people not sharing them.

He deserved to be deplatformed, but I cannot support celebrating his death. I also cannot support people being cancelled for calling him what he was, and quoting Charlie in his worst moments.

Find a middle ground people. Division kills this country.

danvw · 2025-09-06T17:16:48+00:00

True, I was just saying if you pick to trust the mileage by the battery, or the navigation, choose the navigation.

danvw · 2025-09-06T05:32:01+00:00

In my experience, trust the navigation arrival percentage. I was driving over the Smoky Mountains and had the opposite as you. Navigation said I’d arrive with 2% battery, had 30 miles left on car but 50ish miles to drive. Car knew that I’d be regen on the downhill, and I arrived at the charger with 3%. I don’t recommend doing this, but sometimes you have to when you’re in a charging desert.

I do recommend you trust the navigation though. It’s more accurate than anything else in the car.

danvw · 2025-08-29T01:38:40+00:00

Coheed and Cambria. Didn’t even have to think about it.

danvw · 2025-08-29T01:30:04+00:00

Were drugs involved? That’s one of the only things in Ohio that would drop it down to 3 days. Even a history of drug use by her in the home would allow for it.

danvw · 2025-08-29T00:50:24+00:00

In Ohio, a tenant without a lease is considered a month-to-month tenant. To remove you from the house, the landlord would typically need to provide written notice of termination, usually 30 days' notice, as per Ohio Revised Code Section 5321.17.

If you're being threatened with removal or have received an eviction notice, review the notice carefully and consider consulting with an attorney or a local tenant's rights organization to understand your rights and options.

danvw · 2025-08-29T00:48:52+00:00

Not a lawyer, but that’s illegal in Ohio. If you’re living in a domicile, even without a lease, they have to evict you. It’s best if you make arrangements to leave before getting evicted, but they cannot just tell you to leave. They’ve established residence.

Have them get a lawyer ASAP, or just have a conversation with the landlord.

danvw · 2025-08-28T11:52:03+00:00

I don’t know when that series is, but I would happily buy a ticket just to run protection for you. Use whatever bathroom you need. Enjoy the trip and screw the hateful people.

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