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Chamberlain B970T 1.25 HP Belt Drive Smart Garage Door Opener w/ Battery Backup Expired

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Home Depot has the Chamberlain 1.25 HP B970 Belt Drive Smart Garage Door Opener w/ Battery Backup on sale for $195. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member QuEeNyGuRl for finding this deal.

Product Info:
  • Smart garage door opener comes with built-in myQ technology to keep you connected and protected: Open, close, and know the status of your garage door from anywhere with a smartphone with the myQ app
  • Battery backup: Ensures safe replacement ins-and-outs even during power failures. Radio Frequencies: 310, 315, 390
  • Ultra-quiet & strong belt drive: Steel-reinforced belt drive and constructed with high-grade materials for years of reliability and quiet, smooth performance - perfect for attached garages
  • Powered by Chamberlain's Max Lift Power System, the B970 delivers lifting force equivalent to 1 1 by 4 HP, the highest lifting capacity in the category for superior performance in extreme conditions
  • Superior range: Includes 2 3-button remote controls that let you control up to 3 openers. Exclusive Triband technology boosts remote range up to 1,500 feet for a quicker entrance and exit
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I've been eyeing this garage door for awhile and it's finally on sale. Normally $245, now 20% off for $195 with free shipping or free store pick up. This garage door is CA compliant since it has a backup battery.

I also got the professional installation for an additional $87. Also not a bad deal considering quotes I got from contractors were $150 to $200 just for install.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Chamb...67#overlay

Amazon also has the same garage door for the same price https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075CQ86ZV/ Expired

Others are reporting you can purchase installation only through this link: https://www.homedepot.com/c/cost_install_repair_garage_doors_openers?cm_mmc=hsem-cg-faq​​ [homedepot.com]

HD contracts out to 3rd party installers. The installation includes:

Installation Process
After your order has been confirmed, one of our professionals will call you within two business day to schedule a date and time for installation.
*Pricing subject to change due to increased scope of work or required code regulations
Price Includes
Removing and hauling away old garage door opener
Installing new customer supplied garage door opener
Installing new motion sensors
Testing new garage door opener and cleaning up debris
Price includes install for Garage Doors up to 8 ft. tall

I ordered on 21st, shipped & delivered on 22nd and installed today!
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CA requires a back-up battery because of wild fires. If you need to evacuate quickly, you'll want to use your car. Some people may only have an accessible car in the garage but if the power is out, how will they open the garage open? Yes, there's the emergency cord to manually open and close the door. But not many know about it, know how to operate it or even have the strength to operate it. Imagine your elderly parents in a panic trying to evacuate quickly and but don't have arm strength to pull on the emergency cord or not tall enough or the car is in the way of getting access to it. Then the real panic and irrational thinking starts to set in. But if the garage door can operate with just a backup battery in case of emergency, that's a great peace of mind to have for a little extra $. CA firefighters have found people who died in their garage trying to get out, especially the elderly. Hence the CA law requires backup battery.
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Until your power goes out. It's my main entrance to my house. Power goes off while I am not there it gets tricky. It's happened more than once here in the midwest
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This is what I use to install mine https://youtu.be/ekPy7w9UIdY
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FastEddieG
05-31-2021 at 09:28 AM.
05-31-2021 at 09:28 AM.
Quote from DrumTek :
I'd also be replacing an old Genie 0.5hp screw drive with this one. How did you find this unit compared to the old after install?
I replaced (2) ~16 year old 1/2 HP Genie Screwdrivers (1 powered a single door, and 1 powered a double door). This new chamberlain is MUCH quieter and lifts the double door with ease. VERY pleased with the upgrade.
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05-31-2021 at 09:30 AM.
05-31-2021 at 09:30 AM.
Quote from DrumTek :
Thanks for the thorough reply! Do you also have a 1 bay garage? Also, can this unit take led light bulbs? I know the bulbs don't come included
Chamberlain recommends NOT using LED bulbs as it "could impact the range of the remote." It mentions this in the manual as well as a sticker next to the light bulb socket. So use at your own risk.
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05-31-2021 at 09:35 AM.
05-31-2021 at 09:35 AM.
Quote from FastEddieG :
I replaced (2) ~16 year old 1/2 HP Genie Screwdrivers (1 powered a single door, and 1 powered a double door). This new chamberlain is MUCH quieter and lifts the double door with ease. VERY pleased with the upgrade.

Nice they're working out. I purchased one with install yesterday and am just hoping that it isn't too much power for my 1 car metal garage door lol
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05-31-2021 at 09:36 AM.
05-31-2021 at 09:36 AM.
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Chamberlain recommends NOT using LED bulbs as it "could impact the range of the remote." It mentions this in the manual as well as a sticker next to the light bulb socket. So use at your own risk.

Very interesting. I wonder how much it actually affects the range. Maybe it's just a matter of trying the led's and seeing if creates a range issue that actually bothers or not.
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05-31-2021 at 12:18 PM.
05-31-2021 at 12:18 PM.
Quote from DrumTek :
Nice they're working out. I purchased one with install yesterday and am just hoping that it isn't too much power for my 1 car metal garage door lol
I also have a 1 car metal garage and it seems be working.
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NecroJoe
05-31-2021 at 02:02 PM.
05-31-2021 at 02:02 PM.
Does the install cover a "virgin" install, or just a replacement? We have an existing garage door, but no opener.
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05-31-2021 at 03:02 PM.
05-31-2021 at 03:02 PM.
It looks like shipping is dead unless I'm missing something.
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05-31-2021 at 03:18 PM.
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Quote from FastEddieG :
Chamberlain recommends NOT using LED bulbs as it "could impact the range of the remote." It mentions this in the manual as well as a sticker next to the light bulb socket. So use at your own risk.
You can definitely use LED bulbs, such as Philips, in this unit.
If you write to Chamberlain tech support, they'll give you a list of recommended approved LED bulbs. It's not that LED bulbs in general won't work, but that there are a few which create RF interference with the WiFi, that's all.
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Does the install cover a "virgin" install, or just a replacement? We have an existing garage door, but no opener.
You'll need a sectional garage door which has a spring above the door. IOW, it has to be a garage door designed to support an opener. You'll need an outlet to plug the opener into. You might need to buy some additional angle iron/bar to mount the unit. Lastly, you'll run wires to the bottom edges of your garage door rails and near the door to your house. You can either surface mount these or else be fancy and run them inside the walls, which takes some effort, unless they were pre-installed for you.

Chamberlain has fantastic tech support and if you take a few pictures of your door and send them, they'll answer you right away with all the help you need.
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05-31-2021 at 04:15 PM.
05-31-2021 at 04:15 PM.
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It looks like shipping is dead unless I'm missing something.

Shipping looks dead to me as well. Local pickup only.
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05-31-2021 at 04:21 PM.
05-31-2021 at 04:21 PM.
Anyone know this Chamberlain B970 has a new bluetooth feature in the top left corner. What it is for?
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05-31-2021 at 09:07 PM.
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Shipping looks dead to me as well. Local pickup only.
Also the sale is over. the price is $245 now
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Anyone know this Chamberlain B970 has a new bluetooth feature in the top left corner. What it is for?
I believe it is used to setup the myQ app to sync with the GDO. When I first setup mine, it asks to turn on bluetooth on my phone. The app is nice, provides a history of when door is open/close, also notification on phone, though the notification is not immediate. It takes a few minutes. Longest has been 11 minutes for me.
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06-02-2021 at 03:57 PM.
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I am trying to schedule installation and it looks like I can only get installation service to the same zip code that I ordered the garage door opener from. Is that true? Seems a bit odd to me.
I bought the garage opener and installation in separate orders. I got it installed today. I do not think there is any correlation. The guys who came to install didn't even care where I bought the opener from. I could have bought it from Amazon as well
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I bought the garage opener and installation in separate orders. I got it installed today. I do not think there is any correlation. The guys who came to install didn't even care where I bought the opener from. I could have bought it from Amazon as well
Ah! Thanks for letting me know.
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