GenieChain Drive 550 Garage Door Opener, Heavy Duty Chain Drive Opener, Model 2035-TKO

The Genie Chain Drive 550 (Model 2035-TKO) works exactly as expected. It’s reliable, sturdy, and opens and closes the garage door smoothly every time. The included instructions are decent, but I’d recommend checking out some YouTube videos as well—there are some really helpful step-by-step guides that make installation even easier. Overall, great value for the price and does the job well!

I purchased this garage door opener to replace a Stanley model from the 1990's which cracked the drive gear housing. Rather than buy the replacement part for $40 plus shipping, I chose to replace the whole unit and I am very glad I did. The install was fairly straightforward since I was replacing an existing system and the wiring was all compatible.First impression: The system is dainty and quiet. I would say the Genie motor housing is half as big as my old opener but my old opener was a big empty box of old tech so that makes sense.Keypad remote is a nice extra and straightforward to program. Took me two tries as I think it didn't register one of the digits in my pin so I had to reset it and start over which the instructions also covered.Install hiccups: (1) You are supposed to tension the chain until there is a 1/4" gap between the chain and the bottom of the rail. I couldn't get anywhere close to this tension without it binding hard so I chose to let it sag a bit lower. (2) The instructions are very accurate and actually pretty amazing and should be applauded. At one point, the instructions direct the user to carry out three steps to connect the chain bar to the motor housing but the first two are for chain drive and the latter is for belt drive. Not even close to a real issue but worthy of an edit in my opinion. (3) You are hereby warned to wear disposable gloves. The bar is absolutely covered in lubricant as is, of course, the chain. Again, you've been warned.So far: I can't stress how much quieter this unit is than my old opener. Sitting on a deck above the garage, we cannot hear it unless we listen for it (garage roof is concrete). No, it is not silent, but it is miles less obnoxious than old models of openers.Warranty: my remotes came scuffed and cut up. Genie was very responsive through their online chat support (phone support has unreasonably long wait times.) It seems that the metal visor clip which ships detached from the car remotes can get in front of the remote and slice into the plastic. Not a deal breaker but after spending a long time installing the opener and the keypad, the car remotes were the last thing I opened so ... oof.In all, I would highly recommend this opener.

Great product and super easy to install! I read other reviews saying that the directions weren't clear. I'm guessing genie changed them, because a kindergartner can follow what came in the package. Very CLEAR, CONCISE and EASY to understand. I installed this by myself. A helper probably would be in the way. I balanced the assembled opener on a ladder whilest attaching the door side of it. Entire job was around 3 hrs. (Including beer breaks) The unit replaced 1 of the 25+yr old Sears Craftsman units I had that finally bit the dust. This is SO MUCH quieter and easier operating that I am still going to replace the working Craftsman. (So both doors match) It's priced completely and delivered to my garage. If you are looking at this opener, BUY IT. (I'm over 60 and found this incredibly easy to install...by myself... Don't let mediocre reviews sway you)

I bought this product to replace an existing garage door opener. This job ended up being much harder than I expected. But also, much easier than I thought after looking at the directions. I thought this would be just a plug and play experience. It was not. The troubles first came when I opened the box and started reading the directions. Having never installed a Garage door opener from scratch these directions looked daunting. However, after reading them several times, began to make sense. After the job, I feel that the directions were actually pretty good. The ad said to make sure that I do not have a taller than 7 ft door. I had a 7 ft tall door. So that should have been a direct replacement. It was not. The ad should have you measure the distance of the beam from the header above the door to the end of the beam. Because my original beam was longer than the new beam it placed my opener bracket in between studs. So, I had to fashion a board to span the studs and then mount the bracket on it. This could be avoided by measuring your beam. The rest of the installation went pretty well, until it came to wiring the collision avoidance sensors and the wall button. Being an electrical engineer, I felt the original sensors would work just fine. They did not. So, I had to mount the sensors also. Then came time to program the opener to stop at the bottom and stop when fully opened. The directions were very clear cut on how to program these steps. After following the directions, I was unable to place the unit in programming mode. I could not tactilely feel the buttons actuating. I called the help line and was told it would be 30 minutes wait time. Rather than wait, I took off the cover and very easily programmed the opener . The help line responded after only 10 minutes, but I was just finishing up the programming. The problem is the that the plastic cover buttons do not make good contact with the buttons on the printed circuit board. PRO: Extremely quiet operation....Great value.....and solid build. Con: Seems difficult initially...the buttons for programming. Overall, I am very happy with the genie garage door opener.

Installation easy. Have a LM opener in same garage. The Genie is by far more quiet and remote triggers the door immediately. The bad. The low voltage wire is crap. Wall button stays lite with a bright red light. It is counterintuative as you might think the red light indicates a problem--but no that is normal. Will eventually replace the other LM units with a Genie.