Garage Door Motor Replacement in Poolesville, MD | Garage Door USA
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Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Poolesville, MD
Opener motor and gear-assembly replacement when the unit can be salvaged, or full opener swap when it can't. We size the new motor to your door weight (1/2, 3/4, or 1.25 HP).
More garage door opener services in Poolesville, MD
Garage Door Motor Replacement is one part of our garage door opener coverage in Poolesville, MD. For the full picture — symptoms, costs, and when to repair vs. replace — start with the complete Garage Door Opener Repair guide, or browse every garage door opener service we offer.
Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Poolesville, MD
Our Poolesville garage door motor replacement crews stay local to Montgomery County, so dispatch is fast and follow-up is easy. With hot, humid summers and short, mild winters, with frequent storms and moisture that lingers in the air most of the year in play, we spec parts that hold up here.
If you've owned a garage door through a few Poolesville seasons, you know the pattern: hot, humid summers and short, mild winters, with frequent storms and moisture that lingers in the air most of the year brings morning condensation that collects on cold metal hardware, corrosion that creeps across hardware in the muggy air, and salt-tinged coastal air that accelerates rust near the shore. We size and protect replacements accordingly.
Garage doors in Poolesville tend to fail in predictable ways — swollen, sticking wood doors in summer humidity, storm-driven debris and water in the tracks, mildew and rust on shaded, north-facing doors, and moisture-tripped openers and sensors after storms. Catching them early during a tune-up usually costs a fraction of an emergency call.
Motor replacement is the right move when the opener's motor or gear assembly has failed but the rest of the unit (logic board, rail, sensors, remotes, wall console) is still in good shape. On a 6–9 year old LiftMaster or Genie, motor or gear replacement is typically 40–60% the cost of a full opener swap and gives you another 8–10 years of life. We carry motor and gear assemblies for the major brands and most models from the last 12 years.
Sizing matters. A motor sized for a light non-insulated 8x7 door will burn out fast on a heavy insulated 16x7. We size replacements by measured door weight: 1/2 HP for light residential, 3/4 HP for standard insulated, 1.25 HPS for heavy insulated or oversized doors. If the original opener was under-sized, we recommend an upgrade rather than matching the underspec original.
After motor replacement, we re-program travel limits, re-calibrate force settings, and verify auto-reverse on an obstruction test. The full visit takes 90–120 minutes including these checks. We include a 2-year parts and labor warranty on the motor replacement.
MyQ, HomeKit, Alexa — control your door from anywhere.
Capacitor failure (cheaper fix) or motor windings (full motor needed). Diagnostic determines which.
Burning smell during operation
Stop using the opener — motor is overheating, possibly due to gear strip or under-sized motor on heavy door.
Audible grinding from motor housing
Gear assembly stripping or bearing failure. Continued use destroys the gear; immediate service preserves a $149 gear swap vs. a $349 motor replacement.
Door moves slower than it used to
Worn motor windings can deliver less torque, causing slow travel. Diagnostic confirms motor vs. unrelated issues.
Smoke from motor housing
Severe motor failure or wiring fault — unplug immediately and call for emergency service.
Common causes & what we fix
Capacitor age
Start capacitors dry out over 7–10 years and stop providing torque to the motor. Often misdiagnosed as motor failure. $25–$89 capacitor swap usually fixes.
Gear assembly wear
Nylon worm gears strip after years of cycles. The gear, not the motor, is failing — gear replacement is much cheaper than motor replacement.
Motor winding burnout
Genuine motor failure from over-load on heavy doors or sustained operation against an obstructed door. Replacement is the fix.
Power surges
Grid events damage motor electronics. Surge protection prevents the most common failures.
Bearing failure
Motor bearings fail at 12–15 years on average. Replacement is possible but often makes more sense as full motor swap.
Our process
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Call or schedule online. Start your garage door motor replacement request by phone or online. Pick a 2-hour window; a five-minute confirmation follows with the tech's name and photo.
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On-site diagnosis. On-site, we pinpoint the garage door motor replacement fault and show it to you. Diagnosis is free for most repairs and $39 for minor service calls — waived the moment you proceed.
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Flat-rate quote. You approve a flat-rate, written garage door motor replacement quote first. No hourly creep, no pressure — our salaried (not commissioned) techs have no reason to oversell.
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Same-visit fix. Most garage door motor replacement jobs are finished the same visit — a 96% first-call fix rate. We test the door with you before leaving and clean up everything we touched.
How much does garage door motor replacement cost in Poolesville, MD?
Budgeting garage door motor replacement in Poolesville? Pricing opens at $279, flat-rate and in writing first. We quote both repair and replacement when it's a close call, so you can pick on cost with the full picture in front of you. Pricing garage door motor replacement cost in Poolesville, MD? The quote is flat-rate and in writing before any work begins — no hourly creep.
Garage Door Motor Replacement the United States starts at from $279, and your garage door motor replacement quote in Poolesville is flat-rate, in writing, and final before any work — no add-ons, no creeping hourly charges. Senior (65+) and military customers get 10% off labor, and Synchrony funds projects above $1,500 at 0% APR for a year with no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Poolesville, MD choose us for garage door motor replacement
We earn Poolesville's garage door motor replacement business the slow way: honest scope, parts that last in Maryland's humid subtropical region, and a crew you can reach any day of the week. CSLB #1098234, insured and bonded, with a 96% same-visit fix rate. For professional garage door motor replacement in Poolesville, MD, Poolesville homeowners reach a salaried, background-checked crew, never a call center.
Your garage door motor replacement in Poolesville is covered by a 10-year workmanship guarantee — distinct from any parts warranty the manufacturer provides. If our garage door motor replacement fails on us, we fix it free for a decade. Springs built for 30,000 cycles carry a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner, and remaining parts run standard 1–5 year coverage.
Honest sizing and honest scope drive how we quote garage door motor replacement: we don't up-sell unnecessary work, our techs are salaried (not commissioned), and the diagnostic is structured so you see exactly what we see — including the parts still in good shape. If a repair is the right call we say so; if replacement is the better long-term economics, we say that. Either way the garage door motor replacement quote is flat-rate, written, and good for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door motor replacement
We provide garage door motor replacement throughout Poolesville, MD and the surrounding Montgomery County area. Serving Westerly, Wesmond, Seneca Chase and surrounding neighborhoods.
Need more than garage door motor replacement? Our Poolesville, MD garage door company page is the local hub for every repair, install, and opener job we handle across Poolesville — start there for the full service lineup.
We run garage door motor replacement across Montgomery County end to end — Montgomery County is part of Maryland. Poolesville sits right in it, alongside Darnestown, Ten Mile Creek, Germantown, and Clarksburg.
Live at the edge of Poolesville? Our garage door motor replacement also covers Darnestown, Ten Mile Creek, Germantown, and Clarksburg and everything between, with no premium for being a few minutes out. Need garage door motor replacement near 20837? It's on the daily Montgomery County loop, dispatched to the closest stocked truck.
Garage Door Motor Replacement near you in Poolesville, MD
"Garage door motor replacement near me" should return a real neighbor, not a lead broker. We're local to Poolesville and the surrounding Montgomery County area, with same-day availability across Westerly, Wesmond, Seneca Chase and Elizabeths Delight.
Poolesville is part of our greater Frederick, MD metro service area.
ZIP codes 20837 and the surrounding streets sit inside our garage door motor replacement area. Garage door motor replacement arrival times in Poolesville rise and fall with traffic, so we quote the ETA when you call instead of over-promising. Dispatch puts you on with an on-call tech, not a recording. "Local garage door motor replacement near me" in Poolesville should mean a tech who already works your street — with us it does.
Frequently asked about garage door motor replacement
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Motor Replacement near me ask us:
In Poolesville it is usually swollen, sticking wood doors in summer humidity — and because the area has predominantly single-family homes with attached garages, plus a core of older in-town residences, we also see a lot of storm-driven debris and water in the tracks. Both are stocked on the truck, so most repairs are one and done.
The median Poolesville home dates to 1980, with 50% of the stock built before 1980 — a real mix of original and already-replaced doors, which is why we quote repair-versus-replace honestly on every call.
2 years parts and labor on motor replacement. Manufacturer coverage on the motor itself varies (LiftMaster 5–10 years, Genie 5 years).
Under 8 years old: motor swap almost always. 8–12 years: depends on overall condition. 12+ years: full opener replacement usually better long-term.
Yes — capacitor test is part of the diagnostic. If it's just the cap, you save the motor replacement cost.
Light non-insulated: 1/2 HP. Standard insulated: 3/4 HP. Heavy insulated or oversized: 1.25 HPS. We size by measured door weight, not assumptions.