Sommer Direct Drive Garage Door Opener

Unlike conventional garage door opener that use a noisy chain belt or screw the direct drive has only one moving part.

Sommer direct drive garage door opener.

Every sommer garage door opener is engineered in the us and manufactured in germany to the highest quality standards. Unlike other garage door openers that use a noisy chain belt or screw the direct drive has only one moving part. Direct drive and evo evo are the exclusive garage door opener lines from sommer. The 3 4 hp sommer direct drive is powered by a motor that unlike those on most garage openers moves along the rail with only one moving part.

The direct drive garage door opener is the only one of its kind which offers europe s leading innovative technology. Also the 1 hp opener is even slower than the 3 4 hp version. The small handheld remotes are very limited in range and often require unclipping from sun visor and aiming directly at the garage door at point blank range. This type of lift system is called a direct drive which uses a stationary chain that s quieter and faster than most other types of garage openers.

The motor glides silently along the chain which is embedded in a sturdy steel rail. Sommer is one of europe s leading manufacturers of high quality garage door openers and wireless control systems. On the plus side these are very quiet and well designed in every regard except the electronics.