There are probably a number of things you may want to do to your garage to get ready for summer. While cleaning and organizing your garage is important, you Raleigh garage door safety should be at the top of your to-do list. It’s important to make sure your garage is ready for the extra use it may endure during the summer season.
In our last two posts, our Raleigh garage door repair specialists have gone over a few checks that should be done to ensure that your garage doors are functioning properly.
Today, we are going to go over a few more things you should take a look at. Most of these are things you can do on your own or you can contact a repair specialist to help!
Check the Solid-obstruction Reverse Feature
This feature reverses the Raleigh garage door, should it hit a solid obstruction while closing. To check open the garage door, place a two-by-four on the floor of the garage in the path of the door, then close the door. When the door strikes the two-by-four it should stop and reverse direction.
Check the Photoelectric-reverse Feature
This feature consists of a photoelectric beam across the bottom of the garage door about six inches above the floor. Its purpose is to reverse the garage door’s motion if something interrupts that beam. To check open the garage door, place something in the path of the photoelectric beam to interrupt it and close the garage door. The garage door will either not close at all or it will partially close and then reverse direction. Remove the obstruction and close the garage door.
If either of these checks fail, be sure to contact your Raleigh garage door specialist ASAP. Your garage door can be a dangerous thing. It’s the largest and heaviest door in your home. It’s likely also one of the most used. When you risk safety while using your garage door, you’re opening the door for disaster or worse.
Don’t let your Raleigh garage door get into bad shape. Contact Hanson Overhead Garage Repair Company to schedule an appointment for a repair and maintenance check!
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