Opener repair in Provo, Utah

Openers manufactured before 1 January 1993 have no photo-eye reversal, and with half the homes in Provo were standing by 1976, original units of that era are still on Provo ceilings. The check takes a minute: two small sensor units near the floor on each side of the opening. Absent, the opener predates the mandate.

A pre-mandate unit cannot be repaired into compliance; what is missing is the design, not a part. At $350–800 fitted, replacement is the single Provo repair-or-replace call that never depends on the fault.

First, the sensor lights near the floor. Steady on both units means the beam is fine; dark or flickering means wipe the lenses and re-aim the bracket — free, and it closes out a remarkable share of Provo "dead opener" calls.

Then the manual test — release cord, lift by hand. A door that floats at waist height clears the mechanicals and convicts the opener; a door that fights you means spring work, and the opener was only the messenger.

Drive fifteen minutes and the inputs change — Orem's median home dates to 1979 (pre-mandate stock); Springville's median home dates to 1992 (pre-mandate stock); and Vineyard's median home dates to 2018 (post-mandate stock).

Provo's own figures — 89.2 cycles, median build 1976, 4,551 ft — are what this page prices against; the neighbouring numbers are why quotes should be local, not metro-wide.