98022 Premium Series (Replaced 8500) Jackshaft Garage Door Opener Battery Backup W/WiFi

Installed and working. Very quiet. Quick shipping. Definitely worth the price!

I essentially never leave Amazon product reviews, however my experience with the product and the seller was so good, that I felt the need to share. I live in a single family house which has two 2-car garages, each of which has a double wide heavy roll up garage door with glass windows. The original electric garage door openers were Liftmaster 3800 jackshaft units, which have performed reasonably well for over 10 years. However recently they seemed to be struggling, even with the door being properly balanced. I knew it was time to replace the openers. I was comfortable in the Liftmaster product world, so I did research on a replacement. Liftmaster recently re-engineered their jackshaft openers, and now everything up to and including the model 8800 is end of life. The current new technology replacement (released June 2023) is this 98022 unit. This has a much improved DC motor, better logic board and electronics, built in battery backup, a better wall mounted control pad with digital display, and finally gets rid of the terrible problematic cable tension monitor system. I found the best price here from Ace Garage Door (located in Florida), but before I ordered 2 new units, I had some questions. I contacted the seller through the Amazon system, and received immediate, prompt, and thorough replies, even at odd hours and over the weekend. The seller even sent backup documents for me to read. I was more than satisfied, and ordered 2 units. These shipped promptly, however note that because these have battery backups, the units must ship ground from the Amazon fulfillment center (Prime doesn't get you any faster shipping). The units did however arrive as fast as expected and intact. The included instructions and parts were thorough, and as I had familiarity with a prior Liftmaster jack shaft system, deinstallation of the old systems and installation of the new ones was pretty straightforward. The new 98022 systems are way better than the old AC technology and logic. Smooth, fast, quiet operation. The setup process is much better, with easy programming of your cable drum size and door weight, and then setup of upper and lower limits, and automated setting of forces required for your door. The new included wireless LED ceiling light is really bright, and now I don't have any RF interference from the replacement LED bulbs I had in the old ceiling light system. I was able to deinstall my old separate add-on myQ unit, as these openers have built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and myQ. With the myQ app on your smartphone, you get control from anywhere, as well as excellent data and diagnostics. Overall I am very pleased with the openers and with the seller.

Best opener I’ve ever owned. I really liked the 8500 series before it but this one is even easier to install since it no longer requires a cable tension sensor. I just wish it was available without the battery adding an extra 100 to the price as I know how to operate the emergency release.

I’ve got 7 of these openers and they’re the best bang for your buck, they work great on my commercial poly doors - only issue is that if you need to un-program a remote you have to delete ALL remotes and reprogram the ones you want which is so ridiculous… other issue is that there needs to be a better setting for downforce adjustment, you can’t make the door close with enough force to compress the bottom seal on the door if your concrete isn’t totally level.

Got everything installed by a licensed contractor and the sensor are giving issues, theirs no tension detectors so we always have to reset and closed the garage door manually. We keep having the contractor coming back to reset. DO NOT BUY!!!