Saturday, May 14, 2016

Need a New LiftMaster, Sears Craftsman or Chamberlain Remote?

Do you have a LiftMaster, Sears Craftsman or Chamberlain garage door opener and need to buy a new remote but not sure which one you need? All LiftMaster and Sears Craftsman garage door opener are made by the Chamberlain Corporation.  These garage door openers share the same technology making the remote controls and wireless keypads interchangeable between these three brands.  However, you need to know what frequency your garage door operates on in order to select the correct remote or keypad for your specific opener.

The easiest way to determine the correct replacement remote or keypad is to know your frequency.  The three frequencies used since 1993 is 310, 315, and 390 MHz.  If you don't know the frequency of your garage door opener you easily determine this based on the "learn" button on the power head of the opener.  This button, sometimes also referred to as the "programming" or "smart" button, is usually a colored square button (but also can be a circular button on newer models).  Square buttons will be green, red/orange or purple and circular buttons will be yellow. 

This is an example of the purple and red/orange learn buttons:


 You can determine your garage door opener's frequency based on the color of these buttons as follows:
  • Green Square Learn Button 390MHz Billion code garage door openers made from 1993 to 1995
  • Red/Orange Square Learn Button 390MHz Security+ garage door openers made from 1996 to 2005
  • Purple Square Learn Button 315MHz Security+ garage door openers made from 2006 to 2014
  • Yellow Round Learn Button 310, 315 and 390MHz Security+2.0™ garage door openers made from 2011 to current
If you still aren't sure what remote or keypad you need for your garage door opener, you can call Star Door Parts at (952) 818-6633 or email us at sales@stardoorparts.com.

 Click here to see all the LiftMaster, Sears Craftsman and Chamberlain Remotes Sold by Star Door Parts

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