What to Remember While Purchasing Garage Door Openers

Many people know that they need a strong gate for their garage, but shy away from getting one because they are afraid that the gate that they get will be either very expensive or very heavy. However, it is actually a good idea to get a gate that is really heavy because that will increase the security of the garage.

 

It is very important to have secure gates because thieves often break into garages and also gain access into the house through it.

 

If you are avoiding heavy gates because you feel that you will have a very difficult time opening them everyday, you have perhaps not considered the option of installing garage door openers.

 

Various types of garage door openers are available, so you have to know a thing or two about them before going out to choose the one which will be appropriate for you.

 

Garage door openers can be classified into two categories: commercial and residential. The slide, hoist, jackshift, and trolley models are used for commercial purposes.

 

The slide models are appropriate for single or bi-parting slide doors. Hoist and jackshift operators are used for shutters, rolling doors, and grilles. Gates with the sectional models usually require trolley openers.

 

Garage door openers can also be categorized according to their drive systems. You will have to decide whether you want a chain driven, belt driven, or direct driven model. Generally people opt for systems that provide seven inches lift or drop per second.

 

Do not forget to check the safety measures that a garage door opener provides. If you are choosing an automatic model, make sure that there is an invisible beam system which ensures that the gate does not close if a person is beneath it. Also look for the emergency release cord in the model that you wish to buy.

 

Some people also avoid garage door openers because they feel that these are very noisy machines. However, this is far from true. Lately many models have been designed to ensure that they do not make too much noise. You must also keep your opener well lubricated to ensure that it operates silently. If you think that your gate is making too much noise, you may have it inspected by experts.

 

 

Garage Door Opener Repair: To Call or Not to Call

 

Whenever something breaks around the house, most of us go through a series of rationalizations about how easy it would be to fix it ourselves.

 

It's really no secret why this is-dealing with repairmen can be a fairly ridiculous strain on our wallets, our time, and our sanity.

 

Between whatever the bill winds up being, having to take a day off of work so we can be home when they come, and the unease of having anyone in our home to touch our expensive appliances and possibly muck them up further, it's no wonder that we need a running start to convince ourselves to call them.

 

Sometimes we're only willing to call a repairman after we irreparably screw up the repair ourselves, making the process even more costly; that being said, there's a number of projects a methodical handyman can work out with minimal chance of wrecking anything too badly. Garage door opener repair is one such field.

 

This seems somewhat counterintuitive; between receivers, safety lasers, transmitters, and other such intangibles, this seems like one of the last things an un-experienced do-it-yourselfer would want to tackle.

 

It's not like fixing a doorknob where you can see how all the pieces fit together and work out the mechanics of it by yourself. Lots of facets of garage door opener repair are invisible to the naked eye; despite this, all of these mechanisms, however complex they may seem, work on fairly simple principles that can be trouble shot to help make that all important decision of whether or not to call in a professional.

 

By way of example, one common ailment faced by garage door owners is that their door will not close.

 

It will move as though it's closing, but about halfway down the door will simply halt and start rising again.

 

Garage door champ offers garage door spring repair service and is certified to replace and install springs of any shape or size, including torsion and extension springs, high-performance, standard, custom, and heavy-duty springs.

 

Some "handymen" will reach right for the toolbox and start amateurishly trying to test spring tension and the ilk. This is the wrong move.

 

A quiet minute of thinking will help here-what causes the door to go back up when it's trying to close? The infra-red sensors that keep the door from closing on things and people of course. Sometimes all that is required is a quick dusting of these sensors to get them back in proper working order, and there are many guides to trouble shooting this simple problem on the internet.

 

The best advice I can offer to those thinking of trying garage door opener repair themselves is the same advice I have for people thinking of doing any home repairs-properly assess your skills.

 

Figure out what working knowledge you really have of the apparatus in question, and don't get in too deep until you know that you'll be able to rectify any slip-ups you might make.

 

Either way you might wind up calling the repair man anyways, but this way at least you can't blame yourself for the bill. Explore more