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OWNER'S
MANUAL
Model No.
139.18887
139.18897
For Residential Use
Only
Caution:
Read and follow all
safety rules and
operating instructions
before first use of this
product.
Fasten the manual
near the garage door
after installation.
®
S
ears
1/2 HP
GARAGE DOOR OPENER
Safety Precautions
Assembly
Installation
Adjustment
Care and Maintenance
Operation
Troubleshooting
Parts List
Sears Canada, Inc., Toronto, Ontario M5B 2B8
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est
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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL Model No. 139.18887 139.18897 ears ® 1/2 HP For Residential Use Only GARAGE DOOR OPENER Safety Precautions Caution: Read and follow all Assembly safety rules and Installation operating instructions Adjustment before first use of this Care and Maintenance product.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Page Contents Page A review of safety alert symbols.........2 Install the lights and lenses ........19 You'll need tools............3 Attach emergency release rope and handle ...19 Safety information regarding garage door Electrical requirements..........20 locks and ropes............3 Safety reversing sensor information ......21 Testing your garage door for sticking, Install the safety reversing sensor .....22, 23 binding and balance..........3... -
Page 3: You'll Need Tools
You'll Need Tools During assembly, installation and adjustment of the opener, instructions will call for hand tools shown below. Pencil Carpenter's Hack Saw Level Tape Measure Wire Cutters Claw Hammer Drill 3/16", 5/16", and Pliers 5/32" Drill Bits Stepladder Adjustable End Wrench Screwdriver 1/2"... -
Page 4: Illustration Of Sectional Door Installation
SECTIONAL Door Installation Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions below apply to your installation. FINISHED CEILING Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. Horizontal and vertical reinforcement See page 17. is needed for lightweight garage doors (fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door with glass panels, etc.). -
Page 5: Illustration Of One-Piece Door Installation
One-Piece Door without Track ONE-PIECE Door Installation Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions below apply to your installation. Header Wall Closed Position Belt Access Door Pulley Bracket Trolley Belt Header Bracket T-rail Emergency Door Bracket Release... -
Page 6: Carton Inventory
Opener Carton Inventory Your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain all parts illustrated below. If anything is missing, carefully check the packing material. Parts may be "stuck" in the foam. Hardware for assembly and installation is shown on page 7. LI G H SECURITY Three-Function Remote Control... -
Page 7: Hardware Inventory
Separate all hardware from the packages in the rail carton and the opener carton, as shown below, for the assembly and installation procedures. Assembly Hardware Hex Screw Washered Screw Master Link (2) Carriage Bolt 5/16"-18x7/8" (3) 5/16"-18x1/2" (2) 5/16"-18 (5) 1/4"-20x1/2"... -
Page 8: Assembly Section: Pages
Assembly Section: Pages 8 – 11 To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so. Make sure bolt necks are Assembly Step 1 seated in the square holes and rails are Assemble the T-rail & aligned before you Attach the Belt Pulley Bracket tighten lock nuts. -
Page 9: Install Trolley
Assembly Step 2 Install the Trolley on the T-rail Trolley • As a temporary stop, insert a screwdriver into the hole in the front end of the T-rail. • Slide the trolley assembly along the rail to the screwdriver stop. If trolley hits against any nuts on the T-rail, the bolts and nuts were attached from the wrong side and must be repositioned. -
Page 10: Install Belt
Assembly Step 4 WARNING Install the Belt & Set the Belt Tension Serious injury can result if fingers become entangled in moving opener sprocket. Attach 1. Drop the notched side of the trolley clip into the belt cap retainer securely. Never operate retaining slot on top of the trolley (Figure 1). -
Page 11: Attach Belt Cap Retainer
Assembly Step 5 Attach the Belt Cap Retainer To attach the belt cap retainer: Hex Screws • Position the belt cap retainer over the opener Belt Cap #8x3/8" sprocket so the two holes in cap align with the two Retainer holes in mounting plate. -
Page 12: Installation Section: Pages
Installation Section: Pages 12 – 27 Installation Step 1 WARNING Determine Header Bracket Location If the header bracket is not rigidly fastened to Installation procedures vary according to a structural support on the header wall or garage door types. Follow the instructions ceiling, the safety reverse system may not which apply to your door. -
Page 13: One-Piece Door
ONE-PIECE Door Without Track Read the Safety instructions on page 12. They also apply to doors without tracks. Unfinished Header Wall Ceiling Vertical Centerline • Close the door and mark the Structural supports inside vertical centerline of your garage door. Extend the line onto the header wall above door. -
Page 14: Install The Header Bracket
You can attach the header bracket either to the Installation Step 2 wall above the garage door, or to the ceiling. Follow the instructions which will work best for Install the Header Bracket your particular requirements. Fasten the Header Bracket to the Wall •... -
Page 15: Attach The T-Rail To Header Bracket
Installation Step 3 Attach the T-rail to the Header Bracket • Position the opener on the garage floor below the header bracket. Use packing material as a protective base. Header Wall If the door spring is in the way you'll need help. Header Have someone hold the opener securely on a Bracket... -
Page 16: Position The Opener
Installation Step 4 CAUTION CAUTION Position the Opener To prevent damage to steel, aluminum, Follow instructions which apply to your door fiberglass or glass panel doors, do not rest the type as illustrated. opener on the door without using a 2x4. SECTIONAL Door &... -
Page 17: Hang The Opener
Installation Step 5 WARNING Hang the Opener The opener could fall and injure someone if it is not properly secured. Fasten the opener securely to structural supports of the garage. Two representative installations are shown. Yours may be different. Hanging brackets should be angled, Figure 1, to provide rigid support. -
Page 18: Install The Door Control
Installation Step 6 WARNING Install the Premium Control Console Do not connect to live electrical wiring. Connect only to 24 Volt low voltage wires. Locate the door control within sight of the door Connection to live wires or higher voltage may at a minimum height of 5 feet where small cause serious injury from shock, burn or children cannot reach, and away from all moving... -
Page 19: Install The Lights And Lenses
6. Attach the User Safety Instruction label to the wall Do NOT connect the power and operate the near the door control, and the Maintenance opener at this time. The trolley will travel to the Instruction label in a prominent location on the full open position but will not return to the inside of the garage door. -
Page 20: Electrical Requirements
Installation Step 9 WARNING Electrical Requirements To prevent electrocution or fire , installation and wiring must be in compliance with local electrical and building codes. To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage Do NOT use an extension cord, 2-wire adapter, door opener has a grounding type plug with a third or change the plug in any way to make it fit grounding pin. -
Page 21: Safety Reversing Sensor Information
The Safety Reversing System Information you'll need before you begin the installation of the safety reversing sensor. The safety reversing sensor must be connected WARNING and aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down direction. This is a required safety device and cannot be disabled. -
Page 22: Install The Safety Reversing Sensor
Installation Step 10 Install the Safety Reversing Sensor Figure 2 Figures 2 and 3 show assembly of brackets and Mounting Bracket "C" wrap based on the recommended installation of With Square Holes the sensors as shown on page 21. "C" Wrap However, Figures 4 and 5 are variations which may fit your installation requirements better. - Page 23 Figure 6 • Center each sensor unit in a "C" wrap with lenses Wing "C" Wrap pointing toward each other across the door (see Figure 6). Indicator • Secure sensors with the hardware shown. Finger Light receiving eye to allow tighten the wing nut on the Sensor for final adjustment.
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Page 24: Fasten Door Bracket (Sectional Door)
Installation Step 11 CAUTION CAUTION Fasten Door Bracket To prevent damage to steel, aluminum, Follow instructions which apply to your door fiberglass or glass panel doors, always type as illustrated below or on page 25. reinforce the inside of the door both vertically and horizontally with an angle iron. -
Page 25: Fasten Door Bracket (One-Piece Door)
All ONE-PIECE Door Installation Procedure Please read and comply with the warnings and reinforcement instructions on page 24. They apply to one-piece doors also. Header Wall Finished Ceiling 2x4 Support Horizontal and vertical Header reinforcement is needed for Bracket lightweight garage doors (fiberglass, aluminum, steel, door with glass panel, etc.). -
Page 26: Connect Door Arm To Trolley (Sectional Door)
Installation Step 12 Connect Door Arm to Trolley Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated. SECTIONAL Doors Only Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley. Slide the outer trolley back (away from the door) about 2" as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. -
Page 27: Connect Door Arm To Trolley (One-Piece Door)
All ONE-PIECE Doors Can/DoorArmToTrolley 1 c Assemble the Door Arm: Door Bracket Ring • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections Fastener together to the longest possible length, with a 2 or Lock Nuts Washers 5/16"-18 3 hole overlap. 5/16"... -
Page 28: Adjustment Section: Pages
Adjustment Section: Pages 28 – 30 Adjustment Step 1 WARNING Adjust the UP and DOWN Limits Do not make any limit adjustments until the Improper adjustment of the travel limits will safety reversing sensors are completely interfere with the proper operation of the safety reverse system. -
Page 29: Force Adjustments
Adjustment Step 2 WARNING Adjust the Force Too much force on the door will interfere with the proper operation of the safety reverse Force adjustment controls are located on the right system. The door might not reverse properly side panel of the opener. Force adjustment settings when required and could seriously injure or regulate the amount of power required to open and kill someone under it. -
Page 30: Test The Safety Reversing Sensor
Adjustment Step 3 WARNING Test The Safety Reversing Sensor Without a properly working safety reversing sensor, persons (particularly children) could be • Press the remote control push button to open the seriously injured or killed if trapped by a closing door. -
Page 31: Operation Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WARNING To reduce the risk of severe injury or death to persons: 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 5. If possible, use the emergency release only when the door is in a closed position. Caution 2. Do not permit children either to operate or to should be taken whenever the disconnect cord play with the opener. -
Page 32: Operation Of Your Opener
Operation of Your Opener Activate the opener with any of the following: WARNING • The Remote Control: Hold push button down until the door starts to move. • The Door Control: Hold push button down until the Weak or broken springs could allow an open door starts to move. -
Page 33: Receiver And Remote Control Programming
Receiver and Remote Control Programming To comply with FCC/IC rules, adjustment or modifications of this receiver and/or transmitter are prohibited, except for changing the code setting or WARNING replacing the battery. THERE ARE NO OTHER USER SERVICEABLE PARTS. Children operating or playing with a garage SECURITY door opener can injure themselves or others. -
Page 34: Having A Problem
Having a Problem? Situation Probable Cause and Solution 1. Does the opener have electric power? Plug a lamp into the outlet. If it doesn't light, The opener doesn't check the fuse box or the circuit breaker. (Some outlets are controlled by a door switch.) operate from either the Door Control or 2. - Page 35 Having a Problem? (continued) Situation Probable Cause & Solution The door opens but 1. If the opener lights blink, check the safety reversing sensor. See page 23. won't close: 2. If the opener lights do not blink and it is a new installation, check the down force. See Adjustment Step 2, page 29.
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Page 36: Repair Parts, Rail Assembly
Repair Parts Rail Assembly Parts PART DESCRIPTION 1A995 Master link kit 41B3869 Complete trolley assembly 1B3117 T-rail – center section 183B110 T-rail – end section 41A3588-1 Belt pulley bracket 41A3589-12 Full belt assembly 83A4 Rail grease 41B4103 Tension assembly (Spring/Trolley Nut) 109B33 Trolley Clip NOT SHOWN... -
Page 37: Repair Parts, Opener Assembly
Repair Parts Opener Assembly Parts 18 19 (Down) LIMIT SWITCH ASSY. Brown Contact Wire Grey Wire Drive Gear Center Limit (Up) Yellow Contact Contact Wire KEY PART PART DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 41A4371 Belt cap retainer 108D48-2 Lens 41A4885-3 Gear and sprocket assembly 30B363 Capacitor - 1/2HP Complete with:... -
Page 38: Accessories
Accessories Sears offers many useful accessories for your garage door opener. They are illustrated below with Sears model numbers and descriptions. 18752 Outside Trolley Release: 18792 SECURITY Compact 3-Function Remote Control: Required for a garage with NO With loop for attaching key ring. access door. -
Page 39: Index
Index Access Door/Outside Key Release Accessory ....................4, 5 Belt Tension ..............................4, 5, 11 Electrical Safety Warnings........................2, 20, 31 Garage Door Testing for balance, binding and sticking....................3, 28, 31 Determining high point of travel: Sectional door..............................12 One-piece door ..............................13 Disabling existing locks............................3, 11 Door clearance brackets (for garages with low headroom) ................12, 38 Force controls Adjustment procedures.............................29... -
Page 40: How To Order Repair Parts
SERVICE AND REPAIR PARTS CALL 1-800-665-4455* Model No. 139.18887 Keep this number handy should you require a service call or need to order repair parts. If ordering parts make sure you have the name, make and model no. of the merchandise and the name and 139.18897...