Chamberlain WD822KD, chamberlain whisperdrive

Overall Rating4.674.674.674.674.67

chamberlain whisperdrive

I just installed the opener today. Fairly easy to install. I was able to use some of the exisiting hardware from the previous installation so I didn’t have to worry about hangers or the wall or door mounts. The settings were pretty close right out of the box for distance and force. This has all the safety features that I was looking for plus it is very quiet. It is below our bedroom so I went with the belt drive. Much quieter than the LiftMaster chain drive it replaced. Besides all the usual bells and whistles that pretty much all the combo sets have (2 openers, rolling code, outside keypad, safety beam eyes) it has a cool feature that lets you add devices from the wall mount so you don’t have to get up on a stool or ladder to press the “learn” button on the motor. The 2 100 watt lights are nice and bright. So far no complaints.

Update (2/7/2012): I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Chamberlain WD822KD Whisper Drive 1/2-HP Belt Drive Garage Door Opener Tools & Hardware, was written by B. Tierney.

The average rating for this item is 4.7 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

JBarrie

June 20th, 2010 at 4:14 am    


Overall Rating55555

Upgrade from Sears Opener
We recently purchased and installed a WD822K Whisper Drive with the Amazon value pack. We are delighted with the opener. It truly is MUCH quieter than the aging Sears unit we replaced, or the LiftMaster it sits alongside. Of course, Chamberlain units are sold both as Sears and also as LiftMasters.
–The instructions for installation are good. We followed them carefully. The length of the installation guide can be frightening, but realize that it’s long because it’s clear and complete. Performing a reinstallation is very straightforward, but don’t believe that it’s an hour. Allow 2.5 to 3.5 hours, and read the instruction through completely the night before. With that, it’s just a matter of doing as you’re told.
–We were able to reuse the low voltage wiring for the switch, and the eye sensors. We also kept our old eye sensors in operation rather than install the ones that came with the Whisper drive (at least fot the time being). We needed to add a 2X4 as a header in the garage wall. With that, the Whisper drive mounted exactly into the old support frame.
–The opener runs smoothly, and has a good range. It’s better than either of our prior units in our garage.


B. Tierney

June 24th, 2010 at 3:47 pm    


Overall Rating55555

chamberlain whisperdrive
Rated 5 stars.


Sean Harding

July 17th, 2010 at 7:51 am    


Overall Rating44444

Works well, installation so-so
Now that I have this opener installed, it works quite well. It’s significantly quieter than the one it replaced (an old Stanley chain drive), and we’ve had no problems with it.

However, I found the installation to be a mixed bag. The instructions are clear and complete. The pieces were all there, and they all fit together properly. That’s more than I can say for a lot of other products I’ve tried to assemble. But, at least for our installation, it seemed like there was too much stuff “not included.” Aside from the pieces in the box, I had to supply: a bracket, bolts and nuts for mounting the opener to the ceiling (thankfully the hardware from the old opener worked with some slight modification); a reinforcement, bolts and nuts for attaching the opener arm to the wood garage door; extension brackets hardware to mount the electronic eyes to the floor by the garage door; additional cable staples to hold down the sensor wires.

None of these things are expensive or difficult to get. But it’s a frustration to open the box and have to go to the store to buy a whole bunch more stuff to finish the project (if you were foolish enough to not read the instructions completely through ahead of time, you might have to stop work in the middle of installation). One of the pieces (the extension brackets for the electonic eyes) was a special order item, so I couldn’t just run to the store and get it. In fact, I almost couldn’t even order it online — Chamberlain doesn’t list it on their website catalog, so you may have to call them for it. I happened across another company selling it online, so I bought it from them.

I understand that Chamberlain can’t include every possible optional piece that is necessary for every installation. However, some of these are very commonly needed, and would be very inexpensive for them to include. How many people have wood garage doors? A LOT, and the pieces needed for that install are not included. How many people need to mount their electric eyes somewhere other than clipped to the opener rails? I’d bet quite a few, but the small and inexpensive piece necessary to do so is a special order item. How many people need to mount the opener to the ceiling? Virtually everyone (though I can probably give them this one; mounting situations are so variable that it might be impractical to include all of the hardware for that).

I’m happy with this product, but the installation process would be a lot more pleasant if Chamberlain could spend the extra couple of bucks to include more of the commonly required hardware.


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