Garage Door Opener

  A garage Door Opener's typical life expectancy is 10-15 years, keeping up with maintenance can help increase the lifespan. Listen to the door open and close. Louder noises suggest resistance and is working harder. An opener's life expectancy is determined by how hard the motor has to work. Ensure safety cables and torsion springs remain intact. These will go out and need to be replaced as time goes on. Tighten any loose nuts or bolts as they appear. View and replace rollers as needed, steel or nylon. Nylon rollers with ball bearings are most preferred and will keep the unit quiet. Lubricating the moving components will add years of operation to your garage door. Use white lithium grease or garage door lubricant on the opener's chain, screw, springs, and hinges (any moving part). Test the garage door balance by disconnecting the opener, pulling the release handle (usually a red cord), and manually opening the door halfway up. If it doesn't stay still, the counterweight system (springs) is improperly balanced and should be serviced. Replace the weather stripping around and at the bottom of the door. Rubber that is brittle or cracked should be replaced to keep the elements out of your house. Weather-stripping is sold by the foot at most home stores and can be patched or fully replaced as needed. Test the auto-reverse features, there are two mechanisms: mechanical and photocell. In order to test the mechanical feature, place a piece of wood or a brick on the ground in the path of the door. When the door comes down to meet the object, it should reverse direction and go back up. To test the second, the photoelectric system with beams at each side, close your door and just pass your leg in the door's path. Your door should reverse.

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