SOMMER Garage Door Openers in Maryland

SOMMER openers are made in Germany and work differently from most American openers: the motor rides along the rail on the carriage, pulling itself along a fixed chain. ADP Garage Door Repair is an authorized SOMMER dealer. We install SOMMER’s garage door openers, the evo+ and pro+ in all three sizes, and we repair and program the SOMMER openers already in your garage.

• 40+ SOMMER jobs completed since June 2020
• Lifetime motor warranty from SOMMER for as long as you own the home
• 40 remote buttons the opener can learn (450 with the Memo add-on)

Job count from our own Housecall Pro records. Specifications, warranty and steps on this page are from SOMMER’s US website and the evo+ installation and operating manual for the US, checked November 2026.

What makes a SOMMER different

• The motor travels. Instead of a motor on the ceiling pulling a chain, the SOMMER carriage carries its own motor along a fixed, tensioned chain. There is one main moving part, and the six LED lights ride with it.
• No grease, ever. The carriage gets its power through the chain and rail, so they are maintenance free and must never be oiled or greased. Grease breaks the electrical contact.
• It learns your door. The opener learns the force your door needs and keeps adjusting it, for example between summer and winter, with a soft start and soft stop on every run.
• Made in Germany, with a 24 volt DC motor.

Product images: SOMMER (sommer.eu).

The evo+ and pro+ come in three sizes with the same motors. The evo+ has its controls in the unit on the ceiling. The pro+ has a separate control unit that can go on the wall or ceiling, front or back, so an existing outlet can often be used without new electrical work.

From SOMMER’s product pages and the evo+ manual. All sizes run on a standard 120 V outlet and fit 7 and 8 foot doors as standard; rail extensions allow taller doors. The 2060 evo+ is the size our customers choose most.

Product images: SOMMER (sommer.eu).

SOMMER’s warranty

Register the opener with SOMMER within 30 days of purchase (online at sommer-usa.com); SOMMER makes registration a condition of the warranty. The warranty covers openers bought from SOMMER or an authorized dealer in the US, for the first installation, and does not cover LEDs, batteries or the garage door itself.

• SOMweb connects the opener to your Wi-Fi so you can open, close and check the door from the SOMMER app or a web browser, and share access with as many people as you like. Your data stays on the device in your garage instead of on outside servers.
• Apple HomeKit, Siri, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant work through SOMweb. See SOMMER openers with Apple HomeKit.
• HomeLink buttons in your car work with SOMMER openers (steps below).

SOMweb only operates a door that has its safety sensors (photo eyes) connected, and it has to be within reach of both your Wi-Fi and the opener’s radio.

Take the cover off the motor carriage (press the cover lock at the back), press the red RADIO button once so the CH1 light comes on, then press and hold the button on your remote until that light goes out. The remote is programmed.

The RADIO button picks one of four channels; press it once, twice, three or four times:

Add another remote without a ladder

This works when the new remote is the same type as one that already works (a Pearl on a Pearl, a Pearl Vibe on a Pearl Vibe).

1. Stand near the garage with both remotes.
2. On the remote that works, press buttons 1 and 2 together for 3 to 5 seconds, until its light comes on. The opener light flashes.
3. Release, then within 30 seconds press any button on the new remote. The opener light stays on: the new remote is programmed, with the same buttons as the old one.

Program your car (HomeLink)

1. First time only: in the car, press and hold all three HomeLink buttons for about 30 seconds, until the HomeLink light goes off. Skip this when adding more buttons.
2. On the opener carriage, press and release the RADIO button. You have about 30 seconds for the next step; a second person helps.
3. In the car, press and hold the HomeLink button for 2 seconds and release. Press, hold and release it again to move the door.
4. If the door doesn’t move, repeat steps 2 and 3, up to three times.

Erase remotes

All erasing is done by holding the red RADIO button on the carriage. Its light changes as you hold it:

• One remote button: select its channel, hold RADIO 15 seconds until the light flashes, release, then press the remote button to erase.
• A whole remote: hold RADIO 20 seconds (the flashing changes after 15 and again after 20), release, then press any button on that remote.
• Every remote: hold RADIO 30 seconds, until all four channel lights come on, then release. After 5 seconds they go out and every remote is erased. Do this when you move into a home or lose a remote.

To leave programming mode, press RADIO until all its lights are out, or wait 30 seconds. If all four channel lights flash while you program, the opener’s 40 remote buttons are full.

From the troubleshooting section of SOMMER’s evo+ manual for the US. After a power outage, the first command always opens the door.

Teach the opener its open and close positions again

Needed after some repairs or if the door stops short. Hold the green RESET button on the carriage for 10 seconds, until the green status light flashes quickly, to clear the positions and forces. Then press button 1 on the remote: the door opens slowly to the top. Press it again: the door closes slowly and stops on its own at the floor. Press button 1 briefly to save. The opener then runs up and down by itself to learn the force; when its lights stay on, it is done. Test the safety reversal afterwards with a 2x4 laid flat under the door: the door must reverse when it touches it.

Monthly checks from SOMMER

• Test the emergency release: pull the cord once to release the carriage, once more to lock it.
• Test the obstacle detection and the safety sensors: the door must stop and reverse.
• Wipe the rail with a dry or damp cloth only. No oil, grease or cleaners on the chain and rail.

Call us for a new SOMMER opener, a carriage or circuit board repair, rail extensions for a tall door, SOMweb setup, or remotes and keypads. We are open 24/7, you get a firm price before any work begins, and the $45 service call is waived when we do the repair. See all the brands we install.