Before replacing an opener, it's worth knowing whether the opener is the problem at all — a surprising share of 'dead motor' calls are broken springs.
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Pull the emergency release cord and lift the door by hand. If it's heavy, or it won't stay put halfway, the motor isn't your problem — the spring is. The opener has been straining against an uncounterbalanced door.
If the door lifts easily by hand and stays where you leave it, then the fault really is electrical or mechanical in the opener.
**Gear sets** strip — usually a nylon gear designed to be the sacrificial part. Symptom is a motor that runs normally with no door movement. **Capacitors** fail, giving a hum with no motion. **Logic boards** die from power surges, which coastal storm season delivers plenty of.
All three are repairable where parts exist, which is generally cheaper than a new unit.
Under about ten years old with parts available: repair, $150 to $450. Older than that, or a discontinued unit, and you're often better off replacing at $450 to $1,200 — which also buys you current safety features and usually app control.
One caveat worth knowing: a very old opener may not have modern auto-reverse safety. That alone is a reason to replace rather than nurse it along.
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Where this job typically sits. Access is usually a bigger cost driver than size.
| Job | Indicative price | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Service call / diagnosis | $90 – $180 | Callout and assessment. Usually credited against the repair if you go ahead. |
| Torsion spring replacement | $250 – $600 | Priced per spring. Doors with two springs are normally done as a pair. |
| Cable replacement | $150 – $350 | Often done alongside springs — the two wear together. |
| Motor / opener repair | $150 – $450 | Boards, capacitors and gear sets. Cheaper than replacing the unit where the parts exist. |
| New motor / opener supplied and fitted | $450 – $1,200 | Depends on horsepower, drive type and whether Wi-Fi control is wanted. |
| Roller door repair | $180 – $600 | Curtain, drum, spring or guide work on a roller door. |
| Off-track / re-alignment | $150 – $400 | Common after something clips the door. Check the panels before assuming it's just tracks. |
| Panel or section replacement | $300 – $900+ | Per panel, and colour-matching an older door is the variable. |
| Remote or keypad replacement | $60 – $220 | Coding a new remote is often a five-minute job. |
| Full door replacement (existing opening) | $1,400 – $4,000+ | Sectional, roller or tilt, plus wind classification for the site. |
Prices are indicative only. What a job costs depends on the door type, the part, and whether it can be repaired or has to be replaced. You get a firm price before any work starts.
A new motor supplied and fitted is <strong>$450 to $1,200</strong> depending on the unit and the door. Repairing an existing opener is $150 to $450, so it is worth having it diagnosed before assuming replacement.
Usually not. The opener is sized to move a balanced door; the springs do the lifting. A broken spring presents almost exactly like a failed motor. A technician should disconnect the opener and lift the door by hand — a balanced door will stay put around waist height. If it drops, the springs are the fault and a new opener would fix nothing.
Commonly ten to fifteen years, but the biggest factor is whether the door has been balanced the whole time. An opener dragging an unbalanced door works far harder than it was designed to and fails early — which is why spring maintenance is really opener maintenance.
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