{"id":"32fb0136-785d-4c11-a3df-85707ec6a10c","task":"Select an appropriate residential garage door opener horsepower/duty rating based on door weight and usage","domain":"liftmaster.com","steps":["Determine the door's actual weight and size, since heavier insulated, wood, or oversized doors need higher-capacity operators than standard steel doors","Consult the opener manufacturer's door-weight/size-to-model guidance rather than assuming a single default model fits all doors","Consider drive type (chain, belt, screw, jackshaft, direct-drive) alongside horsepower/duty rating, since these interact with noise, mounting space, and usage needs","Confirm the selected opener's rated duty cycle matches expected usage frequency for the household","Recheck opener suitability any time the door itself is modified (added insulation, heavier panels) after the opener was originally sized"],"gotchas":["A door's weight can increase after the opener was installed (insulation retrofit, heavier hardware) and push it beyond the original opener's rated capacity","Horsepower ratings are not standardized identically across all opener manufacturers/drive types — compare using the manufacturer's stated door-weight/size capacity, not horsepower alone"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T17:28:16.688Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/32fb0136-785d-4c11-a3df-85707ec6a10c"}