Raleigh Garage Door Inspection Tips
With the New Year coming in just a few short days, it’s important to establish a monthly Raleigh garage door inspection routine. Checking to make sure your garage door is working properly should be done at least once every three months, preferably every month. Things can happen to the door quickly, as it’s used at least twice a day, most times, more.
Below, you’ll find a few tips that will help you know what to check each month, in order to ensure your Raleigh garage door is working properly, according to garagedoorcare.com:
- Monthly photo eye test for garage door sensor. (Note: garage door openers manufactured after January 1, 1993, are required by federal law to be equipped with a reversing mechanism and a photo eye or edge sensor as added measures of safety to prevent entrapment. If your system does not have these features, replacement of your automatic operating system is recommended. Contact our Raleigh garage door company if you do not have these features)
- With the garage door fully open, push your Raleigh garage door opener’s transmitter or wall button to close the door.
- Wave a long object, such as a broomstick, in front of one of the door’s photo eyes so it “breaks the beam.” The door should reverse. If it does not reverse and reopen, pull the broomstick out of the path of the closing door.
- Close the door. With the door in the closed position, clean the photo eyes with a soft, dry cloth.
- Gently adjust the photo eyes by hand if they appear to be out of alignment.
- Open the door and repeat the photo eye test. If the door does not reverse and reopen, the door should be serviced by a trained service technician.
- Monthly force setting test (if your door is equipped with an automatic opener system).
- With the door fully open, push your garage door opener’s transmitter or wall button to close the door.
- As the door is closing, hold up the bottom of the door with your hands outstretched and stiff.
- If the door does not easily reverse and continues to close, pull your hands away immediately. The closing force is excessive and the door should be serviced by a trained service technician.
As we stated above, making sure your garage door is working properly should be a monthly maintenance task. Following the steps above can help you get in the routine of checking the Raleigh garage door each month. For more inspection tips for your garage door, be sure to visit back with our Raleigh garage door repair experts, soon!
If you’ve been contemplating whether or not you need new a Raleigh garage door, now might be the best time to purchase them. Weatherproofed, insulated doors are great for keeping the harsh winter weather out of your garage and home. Contact Hanson Overhead Garage Door of Raleigh, today, to talk with one of our expert techs.
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