Chamberlain C450 garage door opener review

Wifi Enabled:

Chamberlain C450 is a Wifi enabled garage door opener which can be operated via a smartphone device. This makes the work of the user very easy as they don’t need to come out of the car each time to open the garage door.

With Wifi enabled, the device is also secured with a code being given to the garage door opener each time the key is clicked. This is a good feature and Chamberlain has done an excellent job indeed.

Power:

Chamberlain C450 is ½ HP powered motor which is decent enough to lift light to heavy duty doors with the med lift power systems. The motor is powered enough to work in tough situations and fulfill the needs of the consumer.

Sometimes lesser powered motors perform with great ability and get the work done by the consumer. But the user needs to take care that the device doesn’t wear and tear due to lifting heavy duty garage doors.  

The chain drive garage door opener is noisy in nature and thus disturbs the customer while in operation. The sound is very frustrating and thus the customer might lose his cool. Hence chain drive garage door openers are less in demand than the belt drive garage door openers.

Timer to close:

Timer to close a facility is indeed an important feature and sadly C450 lacks this facility in the device. This is a drawback and Chamberlain needs to address this issue in upcoming models of garage door opener. Timer to close the facility fulfills the users need to set timers to close the garage door.

Timer to close the feature would help the consumer when the user forgets to shut the garage door opener and sets out to fulfill the day to day activities. That’s the timer to close the feature would come into the picture and help the consumer in shutting the garage door opener.

Lights turn on when entering garage

This is one more important feature which Chamberlain C450 has missed in this device. When a user enters the garage the lights should be turned on so that the premises are bright enough to work. But with the feature missing C450 lags behind its rivals with similar price segments.

Lights turning on feature are available in high end and premium models with some basic models including the feature as they understand the importance of the feature. Nevertheless C450 confirms the basic facilities it has to offer and the consumers are happy enough to try this product out.

Safety and Security:

Chamberlain C450 is a secured device coupled with good safety sensors provided with the device. When the door is in closing mode and an obstruction is sensed by the sensor, then the door stops and waits for the obstruction to move away from the sensor to continue the operation.

Security wise each and every click is sent to the garage door opener in the form of a code which is useful in operating the garage door. C450 is highly secured with the code system. Safety and security is important for every device and Chamberlain C450 fulfills the needs with ease.

​Accessories provided:

Chamberlain C450 is provided with a 3-button remote control which is used to access and help in operating the garage door opener from the premises it is installed. The device is easy to install too. Accessories provided by Chamberlain are of world class standards and affordable too.

Wireless keypad is also provided as part of the device along with safety sensor kits. The wireless keypad is a good addition to the kitty as corded keypads are a thing of the past. With wireless keypad, users can move around the garage premises swiftly without any hassles.

Safety sensor kits are provided to sense an obstruction if any while the door is in closing mode. The sensors fitted are extremely sensible to even the lightest of feathers which would come in between the garage door closing operation. Indeed it’s a wonderful invention.

Warranty:

Warranty of a device is also trivial in any device. Chamberlain devices are covered under warranty period with the motor warranty covering for up to 10 years. This is a good warranty period provided by Chamberlain.

Durability of a product is important as the consumers spend huge bucks to purchase a product and if durability of the purchased product is found to be wanting then there is no use in spending the amount without providing a good warranty period for the device.

The parts and chain warranty of the device is for 1 year, which is decent according to the market standards. Chamberlain has taken care of the warranty period with good awareness and keeping in mind the market standards too.