- When it's raining outside and you're staring at a closed garage door from inside your dry vehicle, you're going to wish you had an automatic garage door opener installed.
- The Chamberlain WD832KEV garage door opener is reliable, works well, and doesn't have a bunch of extra features you don't need.
Some people think they can live without an automatic garage door opener. They tell themselves they don't need the extra expense. They might go so far as to convince themselves opening and closing a garage door is good exercise.
Then they're driving home in the middle of a storm, realizing as they pull into the driveway that someone is going to have to step out in the rain to open the garage door.
After a storm soaks you to the bone once or twice as you're participating in your garage door "exercise," you'll be ready to install that garage door opener immediately. Few things feel quite as good as watching that garage door open automatically as you sit inside the dry car.
If you haven't shopped for a garage door opener lately, manufacturers have made a lot of advancements in these units in recent years. They're safer to operate, easier to install, and run more quietly than in the past. We've rounded up some of the best garage door openers you can buy.
Here are the best garage door openers you can buy:
- Best garage door opener overall: Chamberlain WD832KEV
- Best versatile garage door opener: Ryobi Ultra Quiet
- Best garage door opener for heavy doors: Chamberlain B970
- Best with advanced features: Chamberlain B730/WD962
- Best garage door opener on a budget: Genie 1035-V
Updated on 10/23/19 by Caitlin Petreycik. Updated prices, links, and formatting. Added related guides.
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