Do You Own an Automatic Garage Door Opener? Read Maintenance Tips Here
Garage Door Opener Maintenance Tips
Just like your garage door, the opener requires regular maintenance to guarantee smooth, safe, and efficient operation. Consistent upkeep not only enhances performance but also extends the lifespan of your opener. The garage door is the largest & heaviest single piece of moving an object in a house. To ensure safety, it is important to perform frequent testing & maintenance on it. Weekly or monthly inspection of the automatic garage door opener can prevent several life-threatening injuries & property damage. A reckless operation & allowing kids to use garage door opener controls are the most dangerous situations ever for a homeowner. But, with a few maintenance tips and precautions can definitely protect you and your family from harm. Here are some precaution and tips that you should follow.
Never Allow Your Children to Operate a Door:
Yes, this is a precaution. Never, I say Never allow your kids to operate or play with a garage door opener remote. Also, teach them, do not stand or walk under the shutting door. Keep the remote controls and other transmitters out of reach of the children & tell them that don’t play with it. It’s not a toy. If your kids can easily push-button wall control then it’s a dangerous situation for you. It should be at a certain height that a kid can’t reach out there (at least 5-6 feet from the ground).
Perform Reversing Test:
To avoid serious injuries, perform reversing test after adjustments/repairs are made to door or opener. This test is easy and you can do it easily. Just put a 2X4 box on a floor under the door’s path before closing the door. Now push the button to close the door; if the door stops shutting down; it is working fine. But if door fails to stop suddenly & reverse its direction; set the door in manual mode until the system issues can be fixed.
Maintain the Batteries:
Batteries are useful when there is a power outage or electrical failure in the home. In this situation, batteries provide electricity to opener to open or close the door. But this can happen only when there is a standard functioning battery. So, add the “check the status of a battery” in your regular maintenance checklist. With the help of owner manual, you can easily check the status and also change the battery easily if its lifespan is over.
So, only maintaining a garage door isn’t enough; an opener should be maintained to ensure safety and smooth operation. If you have any issue with your garage door; let us know as soon as possible. Our team will help to fix the problem and provide you a full functioning garage door.
