CHAMBERLAINML1000EVGB Premium Garage Opener, White, 1000N Toothed Belt Drive, sectional Overhead Door incl. 2 Remote Controls

Well presented plus well packed. Every thing you need in the box. Very pleased with how it works but it's quite and looks smart. Remotes work well.

If I had to install another one of these , I would be able to do it in half the time. There was a big fold out sheet showing the bits and how they went together . The instructions were in a sepparate booklet which I thought didn't tally with the fold out sheet. The instructions were vague in places. It needs to be rewritten.I have read about this on other reviews and its true.Having said that , the ML1000EV GB does it's job and setting the opening and closing of it wasn't too bad.

This a a lovely strong opener that works. Instructions were both good and bad. There were questions about my setup that I could not answer and just had to guess. Also the bracket provided for attaching to the door would not have worked due to the build of my door. I had to fabricate my own bracket out of steel but it worked. I'm not skilled in this area.The garage door is a 5.5m wide reasonably heavy door and the motor copes fine.This was not a particularly difficult install. It took two of us about 4 hours including fabrication of a bracket. However, I would say this is not an easy install either. If you struggle with an Ikea furniture assembly stay well away. This was not designed for a DIY installation.Also the box makes you think that it's Smart enabled.... it's simply smart compatible and that requires additional hardware to purchase. I've read pretty negative things about that side so I will be making my own solution for smart control.All in all I am very happy with the product but with the fact that I had to DIY brackets and struggle with instructions I'll give it 1 star off.

I've this for some months now. I fitted it myself (we have a massively heavy double garage door and this is the third or fourth Chamberlain door opener I've fitted in the 40 years we've lived here). It's fairly straightforward DIY fit, even single handed (although it would be easier with two).Once working, the performance is outstanding. Replacing the chain drive with a toothed rubber belt has made it much quieter, whilst the new and computer controlled DC motor gives it a wonderfully smooth action. The "crash and clunk" of some earlier models has completely gone. It is whisper quiet from the start, and gradually speeds up and slows down to make starting and stopping very smooth.

My 17 year old chain Liftmaster 800 stopped working and I thought it better to replace rather than attempt a repair. I decided on the premium model as I thought the extra torque would be beneficial as I was using the the previous rail header and door brackets which were off centre due to a centrally mounted fluorescent light fitting. Also good for longevity. My garage is under a bedroom and is under drawn so the first job was to locate the joists as it was obvious that the mountings would not coincide with a convenient joist. I bolted two heavy battens between two joists so as to provide a suitable hanging bracket location. As I was doing this installation by myself I screwed in a M10 hook in to a joist along the line of the rail so as to be able to suspend and adjust the level of the rail and therefore better able to measure and fix the hanging brackets.The assembly of the rail and the installation was easy following my preparations. The very short power cord was just long enough to reach the previously used socket.I did have a problem on commissioning the door opener. The trolley would not engage with the belt mounted trolley carrier, somehow the belt mounted carrier had got into an unusual position (probably my error). A very helpful telcon with tech service soon sorted that out. As mentioned in previous reviews the installation instructions could be better written but it is possible to figure them out. The Chamberlain's video is very helpful if a bit simplistic. The link to the video is on the Amazon site for the "comfort" model.It is possible to mount the hanging brackets at the motor end of the rail in two positions. (1) as shown in the video and in the instructions and (2) as shown just in the instructions. ie hanging brackets attached directly to the motor unit or attached to the split bracket on the rail forward of the motor unit. This last method may make life easier as it will be possible to line up the hanging brackets to a joist. However this seems a bit flimsy to me. I decided to attach the hanging brackets to the motor unit then used the split brackets with the hanging brackets off my old unit and fitted these about half way along the rail, thus stiffening up the assembly. The job from start to finish took about five hours, mainly due to sourcing and fitting suitable aforementioned battens and hook.It is disappointing that the supplied remote fobs (batteries already installed) are of the key ring type, it would have been nice to have one of them on a visor clip. I did try to pair my old remotes to this new unit following the instructions but no success. The supplied remotes and the wall mounted wireless controller are pre programed.Overall I am very happy with this American/German/Chinese? product. Seemingly good quality and reasonably priced versus similar specced rivals. What tipped it for me was the delivery time, following day! Also someone to call in the event advice is required.

Instructions not so clear but enough drawings to get there in the end….product easy to commission and works great