In our last post our Raleigh garage door repair specialist began talking about getting your garage doors ready for summer! Homeowners tend to use their garage doors a lot more in the summertime. Whether it’s because you use your garage to store your lawn mower and other lawn tools or just because you tend to drive more as you head out and about in the nice weather, you might see an increase in the number of times you open the door each day.
Raleigh Garage Door Repair: Check Your Garage Door Opener and Emergency Release!
If you tend to use your garage doors more often in summer, now is a good time to check them to make sure they’re ready for more frequent use. Some easy garage door checks are described below. You may want to call in a professional garage door repair specialist to check the door, but most are easy enough for the average DIY-er!
Check the Garage Door Opener
Check the garage door opener operation. Simply opening and closing your garage door should tell you if there are problems.
Common problems are:
- Broken or loose drive belt or chain
- Dirty drive mechanism
- Loose drive mechanism where it connects to the wall above the springs
- Blown fuse
- Weak backup battery
Raleigh Garage Door Repair | Check the Emergency Release Device
While we will spend more time on garage door safety next month during Garage Door Safety Month, there are a few things we’d like to go over now.
The drive mechanism of the garage door opener will have a lanyard with a handle hanging from it. Its purpose is to prevent entrapment by disconnecting the garage-door opener from the garage door. With the garage door fully closed pull this lanyard to disconnect it. You should then be able to open the garage door manually. Reconnect the emergency release. If everything works properly, your garage doors are fine. If not, contact Hanson Overhead, Raleigh garage door repair company!
For more information on how to make sure your garage doors are ready for summer use, check back with us in our next post! Our Raleigh garage door repair experts will have a few more tips for you!
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