I have been getting proposals for much needed new garage doors. Many dealers want to use extension springs. Both Wayne-Dalton and Overhead Doors have special torsion springs that look good. Why do the authorized dealers still want to use extension springs? What could be the problems with torsion springs? Most of the dealers propose Lift Master door openers. Interestingly, Wayne-Dalton has their new idrive, which if it is dependable, looks like good new technology. Are the dealers afraid or very conservative?

I bought a 3-4yr old house with 2 Stanley ST200 garage door openers and they both worked fine for several weeks. Then one day one of them quit working altogether, nothing happens when you push the wall button. About a week later, the other one quit working as well, same problem. All I have done so far is to check to see if the receptical feeding both has power and they do. I also followed each wire from the button to the unit to make sure they had not been cut. Is there a fuse or a reset button inside or something? If not, what steps do I take to troubleshoot it with a tester? It just seems wierd them both going out at almost the same time. The other problem is that neither unit has remotes, I knew that when they bought the house but I didn't know Stanley Garage Door had gone out of business (I thought it was part of Stanley Tools). Will I be able to get remotes for these now that the company no longer exist? Also, since the companies out of business, can I still get parts if I need them to correct the first problem? I've spent a fortune on this house already and I'd rather not have to buy new ones unless it's hopeless, heck their only a couple of years old! Thanks in advance for any ideas! Robert