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  1. 10-11-2019, 08:18 PM #1
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    Question Garage Door Opener light bulb?

    Anyone know if you can use a regular led bulb. I see they make a led bulb for garage door openers. It says it won't interfere with opener like regular LEDs but of course cost three times. Anyone use regular led bulbs? Thanks
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    #2 10-11-2019, 08:21 PM
    Mine has a regular led bulb
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    #3 10-11-2019, 08:23 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by OH_Ranger View Post
    Mine has a regular led bulb
    Pretty sure that's what's in mine.
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    #4 10-11-2019, 08:24 PM
    My opener has 2 bulbs. I put regular LED's in and it works fine..



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    #5 10-11-2019, 08:32 PM
    What does instructions say to use with your opener? What you don't have instructions in file? Look under G, D or O? Gotta be there somewhere you know you didn't throw in trash! Look it up on Google and tell us what it says!
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    #6 10-11-2019, 08:38 PM
    get the bulbs in the garage door section, cant remember the brand, at lowes. i was replacing a bulb in at least one of the three openers i have at least once a week, got these bulbs 6 months ago and havent replaced a bulb since.
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    #7 10-11-2019, 09:23 PM
    Use a rough service bulb. Takes the vibration better.
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    #8 10-11-2019, 09:24 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Deron521 View Post
    Use a rough service bulb. Takes the vibration better.
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    Other than that, the opener light doesn't stay on very long anyway, so the cost of electrons is pretty insignificant compared to all the other stuff going on in your house.
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    #9 10-11-2019, 09:50 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by rickdb1 View Post
    My opener has 2 bulbs. I put regular LED's in and it works fine..
    same here
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    #10 10-11-2019, 10:32 PM
    Mine wouldn't open with LEDs. Had to go back to regular bulbs. LEDs interfered with the signal from the remote.
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    #11 10-11-2019, 10:43 PM
    Genie makes a certain LED that is compatible. Get those and no worries.
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    #12 10-11-2019, 10:48 PM
    All of mine have regular LEDs, no problems.
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    #13 10-11-2019, 10:59 PM
    I have 2 LED bulbs in mine since I installed 3 years ago and Zero Issues
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    #14 10-12-2019, 12:30 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by OH_Ranger View Post
    Mine has a regular led bulb
    Same here
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    #15 10-12-2019, 01:04 AM
    ^^^ same here. Regular LED bulbs and my openers were installed in 2010.
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    #16 10-12-2019, 01:29 AM
    Still have the incandescent ones that came with it medium based .
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    #17 10-12-2019, 04:12 AM
    I have new LEDs and my remote only works intermittently, I'm going to try the"garage door LEDs" sometime here when I get around to it.
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    #18 10-12-2019, 04:36 AM
    Just use rough service or vibration resistent bulbs. There is no real pattern on which openers have the interference problem with LEDs . The 8000 series openers from chamberlain/liftmaster seem to have the least amount of interference. The three frequency rolling code technology helps with the range. Not all interference is caused by the light bulbs I see more issues in houses that use wireless security cameras and wireless door bells.
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    #19 10-12-2019, 04:58 AM
    Regular LED causes problems for lots of openers: https://support.chamberlaingroup.com...-1484145692747
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    #20 10-12-2019, 05:41 AM
    I removed the bulb, put in a screw in plug, then a 4' Led.
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