What is the best brand of garage door motor?

It depends on the door. A roller door needs a roller opener that mounts beside the drum; a sectional or tilt door needs a ceiling-mounted unit with enough lift for its weight. Within those, Merlin, B&D, ATA and Gliderol are all widely used in Perth. The features worth comparing are battery backup, app control, how quiet the drive is and whether remotes and parts are easy to get locally.

What are the most common garage door opener brands in Australia?

On homes, the names we see most are Merlin, B&D (Controll-A-Door), ATA, Gliderol (Glidermatic), Steel-Line and Centurion Garage Doors, with Chamberlain, Avanti, Boss and Perth-made Superlift also common. Commercial doors often run Grifco or ATA operators. If yours is not on the list, it is still worth a call.

Should I repair my garage door motor or replace it?

Repair it when the fault is a single part that can still be bought, the door itself is balanced and the unit has been reliable until now. Replace it when parts for that model have dried up, the remotes use an old fixed-code system, the gears or board have failed more than once, or you want features the old unit lacks. We will tell you which way we would go and why before any work starts.

Can you program remotes for any opener brand?

For nearly all current and recent openers, yes. The handset has to match the receiver's coding system, so we check the motor's model first and then code the new remote on site. Some very old fixed-code receivers can take a universal remote. If a receiver is too old to accept anything available, fitting a new receiver or opener is the fix. Our guide to programming a garage door remote shows the usual steps.

How long does a garage door motor usually last?

A well-matched opener on a balanced door can run for many years, but use, heat and door condition make a big difference. A motor that has been hauling a door with tired springs wears out sooner. The article on how long garage door motors last goes into the signs that one is near the end.

What does replacing a garage door motor cost?

The price follows the opener you choose, the type and weight of the door, extras such as battery backup or app control, and how much rewiring or bracket work the old installation needs. We price it before we start. The motor replacement cost guide sets out the factors in more detail.

My opener brand is not listed. Can you still help?

Almost certainly. Imported and rebadged units, older models and gate-style operators on garage doors all come through. Send a photo of the label and the door with a quote request, or describe it on the phone, and we will tell you whether a repair or a replacement makes sense.

Openers by make · Perth, WA

Garage door opener makes we look after in Perth

Match the label on your motor to a make below for its models, common faults and what a fix involves.

Call 0422 828 800 Search makes

makes listed: 22
makes with their own page: 14
we also fit new: 7

Merlin

Chamberlain

LiftMaster

Boss Openers

ATA

Superlift

Grifco

Jaytech

Marantec

Nice

Somfy

DEA

GenieMBMagic ButtonCGCapital Garage Doors

B&D

Gliderol

Steel-Line

Centurion Garage Doors

Avanti

DominatorGGuardian

Search by the name on your opener

22 makes are listed here. If yours is missing, we almost certainly still work on it.

Can't read the make on your motor? Check these spots

Why the make matters

What knowing the make changes about a motor job

An opener's make tells us a lot before we see it: which remotes it will accept, how its safety beams are wired, where the travel settings live and whether spare boards are still around. So when you ring about a motor that has stopped, the first thing we ask for is the name on the casing. The opener repair page covers the faults that are common to every make.

Remotes are the most brand-specific part. Rolling-code systems from different makers do not talk to each other, and even one brand can change its system between generations. Our remote replacement service matches the handset to the receiver in the motor and codes it on the spot.

Perth garages give openers a hard time. Summer heat builds up under a tin roof, sun on the safety beams can stop a door closing, and a door that has drifted out of balance makes the motor lift more than it was designed to. Plenty of motors we are called to are fine; the door above them needs attention.

When a unit really has had its day, we fit a new one sized to your door. Among the makes listed here, we supply new Boss, Superlift, B&D, Gliderol, Steel-Line, Centurion and Avanti openers, and the garage door motors page compares the types.

Browse opener makes seen in Perth garages

Filter by type or origin. A tile with an arrow opens that make's page; the rest open a quote request.

At a glance

Every motor make on one table

Country, product families and our part in each. Details are checked against the makers' published information.

Opener makes we work on in Perth: where each comes from, its product families and the work we take on.
Make	From	Ranges	App option	Our work	More
Merlin	Australia / New Zealand	Commander (Essential to Ultimate, sectional), Roller and Tilt ranges, myQ app	App	Repairs and servicing	Read the page
Chamberlain	USA	RollerLift, RollerLift Plus, SectionalLift, SectionalLift Plus, myQ app	App	Repairs and servicing	Read the page
LiftMaster	USA	LiftMaster Professional range — LM60K, LM60R, LM1000K, LM1000R	—	Repairs and servicing	Read the page
Boss Openers	Australia	Garage door openers, gate openers and remotes	—	New units, repairs, servicing	Read the page
ATA	Australia	Dave (commercial operator), EasyRoller (residential roller opener)	—	Repairs and servicing	Read the page
Superlift	Perth, WA	RDO-5, RDO-6 (roller), SDO-5 (sectional/tilt), SSLG-2 (swing gate)	—	New units, repairs, servicing	Read the page
Grifco	Australia	E-Drive, M-Drive, EHD Drive, D-Drive, H-Drive, LR-Drive, S-Drive, LS-Drive, LG-Drive, Fire Shutter Operator	App	Repairs and servicing	Read the page
Jaytech	Australia	Jaytech 1200 V4+ (sectional), RDO 1000+, RDO 1800+ (roller)	—	Repairs and servicing	Read the page
Marantec	Germany	Comfort 300 Series, Comfort 200 Series, Comfort 260 accu, Comfort Speed Series, maveo app	App	Repairs and servicing	Ring us
Nice	Italy	Nice Opera, MyNice Welcome app, GDS gate/industrial range	App	Repairs and servicing	Ring us
Somfy	France	Electric garage door automation, TaHoma smart home hub	App	Repairs and servicing	Ring us
DEA	Italy	Overhead doors, sectional doors, sliding/swing gates, roller shutters, NET-COM	—	Repairs and servicing	Ring us
Genie	USA	Residential and commercial opener ranges, Aladdin Connect app	App	Repairs and servicing	Ring us
MBMagic Button	Australia	Radio control hand transmitters, electronic controls and PCBs, Performance Range	—	Repairs and servicing	Ring us
CGCapital Garage Doors	Perth, WA	Capital 1100N, Capital 1500N (belt drive, app control)	App	Repairs and servicing	Read the page
B&D	Australia	Roll-A-Door, Panelift, Series 2 Commercial Roller Door, Controll-A-Door, Smart Pro, B&D app	App	New units, repairs, servicing	Read the page
Gliderol	Australia	Essentials Series (roller), Genesis Series, Glidermatic GRD	—	New units, repairs, servicing	Read the page
Steel-Line	Australia	Custom Collection, Sectional Doors, Roller Doors, Tilt Doors, Specialty Doors, F-linX	—	New units, repairs, servicing	Read the page
Centurion Garage Doors	Australia	TimbaLook Premium Series, Cosmopolitan Colorbond Sectional, Sunshine Series, Architectural Series, Urban Series, Euro 1250 opener	App	New units, repairs, servicing	Read the page
Avanti	Philippines	SDO4 (sectional), RDO1, RDO10C (roller), D5-EVO, Vantage (gate motors)	—	New units, repairs, servicing	Read the page
Dominator	New Zealand	Milano, Nevada, Sierra, Kinetic, Flex-A-Door	App	Repairs and servicing	Ring us
GGuardian	USA / Perth, WA	Models 415/425, Pro Series (US openers); sectional, roller and custom doors (Perth's Guardian Doors)	—	Repairs and servicing	Ring us

Not sure of the make?

Three spots to check for a label

A make and model name on the phone means we can talk you through the likely fix sooner.

On the opener
Sectional and tilt openers hang from the ceiling; a roller door motor sits beside the drum at one end. Either way the label is on the casing. Turn off the power before lifting any light cover to look underneath it.
On a roller door
Stand inside with the door part-way up and check the bottom bar, end to end. Most makers put a sticker near one end, and some stamp their name into the metal. If the bar is bare, try the brackets at each end of the drum.
On a sectional door
From inside the garage, look over the lowest panel, especially its corners, and the upright tracks around shoulder height. Older labels fade, so a torch helps.

Can’t find a label?

Take a picture of the door from inside and one of the opener, then attach both to the quote form. We can usually tell the make from the hardware alone.

FAQ

Questions people ask about motor makes

Tell us the make and the symptom

A name off the label, or a photo, is enough to start. The job is priced before any work begins, and most repairs are done the same day.

Call 0422 828 800 Request a price