Genie Screw & Trac Drive Garage Door Opener Replacement Limit Switch 20113R

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Genie Screw & Trac Drive Garage Door Opener Replacement Limit Switch 20113R

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000K1Q2TW
• Item model number: 20113R
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,139 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #23 in Home Improvement > Hardware > Garage Door Hardware > Garage Door Openers

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Genie Limit Switch, March 3, 2010

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Richard La Barca (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genie Screw & Trac Drive Garage Door Opener Replacement Limit Switch 20113R (Misc.)

This replacement Genie limit switch works just fine. I am happy with it's performance and durability. One thing...the attaching screw/screw-hole were very tight and seemed to need to be threaded before installing, i.e. I needed to insert screw into screw-hole and carefully turn and thread before I could install the limit switch. Otherwise, it is a perfect replacement. FYI: Since I only really needed a new spring, I checked spring manufacturers and saw they make paper clips too...voilà, I used a paper clip to temporarily (could have been permanently) fix my old limit switch until I received this replacement. Spring, paper clip...same flexible material.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed, installation instructions below., October 22, 2011

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M. Malenfant "MM" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genie Screw & Trac Drive Garage Door Opener Replacement Limit Switch 20113R (Misc.)

I just bought a 60 year old house that had two 30+ year old Genie garage door openers. The owners of the past 8 years were mechanically disinclined to the point of comedy, so much so that the broken uper limit switch on one of the door openers was replaced with a wine bottle cork at the extreme end of open travel. The *thunk* would wake my kids and trigger seismographs 50 miles away.

This switch worked perfectly. Like other reviewers, the hole for the set screw was tight and unthreaded, but nothing that simply driving the screw through the hole didn't fix. Doesn't come with instructions, but didn't need too, but since it might help others (such as the previous owners of my house), here's some instructions:

AS ALWAYS, REMOVE POWER FROM A DEVICE YOU'RE WORKING ON BEFORE YOU WORK ON IT.

1) Observe the limit switch you're trying to replace, noting which side of the track the trigger is on and where the wires attach. For installing the "open" switch, close the garage door, and for the "close" switch, open the garage door.
2) Remove the old limit switch, noting where the trigger was on the track.
3) Insert the new set screw in the new limit switch hole. This requires a nut driver as the limit switch is not slotted. Thread it through the hole plus an extra turn.
4) Stand on a ladder, milk crate, or other device such that you can get to the top of the track.
5) Place the limit switch on the track with the "trigger" side on the proper side, with the trigger at the same position as where you noted it previously.
6) Firmly tighen the set screw, do not over tighten as this may cause the trigger switch to rotate away from the spring on the door opener trolley. Plugh your garage door opener back in,
7) Check the operation to make sure your garage door limits are acceptable.
8) Since you're now knowledgeable about the limit switch operation of your garage door, adjust the other switch if you need too. On mine, the downward switch had moved, meaning the garage door would *thunk* when closing too. Moving it 1/4" up the track eliminated the thunk yet the door still closes all the way.

The level of mechanical skill required to install this switch is virtually zero, however, as noted, a nut driver is required to install and tighten the set screw. No electrical knowledge is required, however, you have to remove the wires from the existing switch and install it on the new switch.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Limit switch replacement, July 20, 2010

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Russell Sommer - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Genie Screw & Trac Drive Garage Door Opener Replacement Limit Switch 20113R (Misc.)

After over 20 years, the limit switch gave out on my Genie garage door opener. Could not find the switch in any of the usual stores I shop at. Gave Amazon a try and they had the switch. Ordered 2 right away as the limit switch is on both ends of the rail that the track runs on. Replaced only the broken switch and it still works great after more than 6 months. Had absolutely no problems with the vendor and it arrived quickly. It was the exact same part number as the part it replaced.