4 Common Reasons Your Garage Door May Need Service – Consumer Alert Video
There are 4 common reasons your garage door may need service – can you list them? Familiarize yourself with these problems and explore their possible solutions. Take these steps and you could prevent yourself from garage door repair scams. In our last blog, we shared with you Garage Door Repair Scams- Consumer Alert Video that […]
10 Things You Need to Know about Garage Door Safety
Garage door safety awareness and regular maintenance will ensure that the largest moving door in your home is operating smoothly and safely, and will give you worry-free, convenient access to your home. The garage door has come a long way in terms of materials and style over the years. It’s interesting to note that the […]
How Do I Know If My Garage Door Is Properly Balanced?
A properly balanced garage door operates smoothly and quietly. It allows you to lift and lower your door by hand with minimal effort. If you have an automatic garage door opener, a balanced garage door reduces the strain on your opener, allowing the opener to lift the weight limits it was designed for. Conduct the […]
4 Things You Need to Know About Garage Operator Safety
In our last blog, we explored the history of the garage door opener, in which we touched briefly on the fact that although garage doors and garage door openers brought convenience, as with many new developments involving electronics, the issue of safety very quickly emerged. Improperly adjusted opener force settings and safety eyes, falling doors, uncontrolled […]
Video: How To Perform Garage Door Safety Test
Learn how to perform garage door safety test to ensure your garage door system is in safe working order. A garage door operator offers convenience and security to a home. Yet, serious injury or death can occur when garage door systems are not operating correctly or if they fail to meet safety regulations. Test your […]
Avoid Garage Door Repair Scams
Garage door repair scams. They occur all too often. Learn what you can do to spot garage door repair scams. Furthermore, learn the value of hiring an accredited garage door dealer. These days there are many types of scams that cause people to lose their hard-earned money. IRS Scams. Debt Collection Scams. Employment Scams. And […]
Answers to 3 FAQs About Garage Door Springs
Ever wondered why your garage door spring broke, why it is recommended that both springs on a double door be replaced, or if you can replace the spring yourself? If so, continue reading. Q: Why did my garage door spring break? When the torsion spring on a garage door breaks many people are left wondering why, […]
Garage Door Maintenance Tips
Periodically inspecting and servicing your garage doors will ensure that they are working at peak performance, and will last for years to come. Watch this short video from C.H.I. Overhead Doors on garage door maintenance tips, and have your garage door serviced before wear and tear issues develop into major problems. WARNING: Some garage door […]
7 Reasons Why Garage Remote Won’t Work
Many people enjoy the safety, security, and convenience of garage door openers. Being able to control a garage door with just the touch of a button is such an everyday common occurrence, that most people don’t give it much thought. Until the garage remote won’t work. If it the garage remote is not responding, resist […]
Video: 3 Quick Tips About Garage Door Weatherstripping
Did you know that your closed garage door can allow unwanted air infiltration, and be a contributing source of heat/energy loss for your home? How so, you ask? Let’s say you have a standard, 9’x7′ garage door, which isn’t sealed around the perimeter, and has an 1/8″ gap around it. No big deal, right? Think […]
Video: How to Align Safety Reversing Sensors
Have you ever found yourself in this situation: Your garage door will not close using your remote control? And on further inspection, you notice that the garage door opener light is flashing? You change the batteries on the remote, but the door still won’t close. What’s going on here? Misaligned safety reversing sensors could be […]
Leave Garage Door Repairs to the Professionals
Have a problem with your garage door? Think you can fix it on your own? We don’t recommend it. Leave garage door repairs to the professionals. PARTS UNDER TENSION While not impossible for a skilled do-it-yourself-er to replace garage door parts on their own, we STRONGLY recommend that you hire knowledgeable, trained professionals to do […]
Video: Why Isn’t My Wireless Keypad Working?
Has this ever happened to you? Your garage door control and your remote controls are working, but your keypad isn’t? Changing the battery or reprogramming may be necessary. Watch this brief video from LiftMaster to learn more. For information on reprogramming, as well as safety information, consult your owner’s manual. If you’re still having trouble […]
Video: How to Maintain Your Lifestyle Garage Door Screen
If you own a Lifestyle Screen for your garage door, you’ll be anticipating spending time in your garage space in the warm weather – enjoying warm breezes without the nuisance of insects. Watch this video produced by Lifestyle Screens to learn how to perform preventative maintenance on your screen door. We’ve outlined the steps from […]
Video: Why Won’t My Garage Door Open Fully?
You’re running late, you’re in a hurry, and to make matters worse, you press the button on your garage door remote, and…it won’t open all the way! What’s going on, and what can be done to fix it? Watch this brief video from Liftmaster to understand what’s happening, and possible ways to fix the problem, […]
Why should I have my garage door serviced?
How long has it been since your garage door was last serviced? It is important to periodically inspect and service your garage door and garage door opener to ensure that they work at peak performance and to prolong the life of the door. Servicing your door and opener addresses wear and tear issues before they […]
Steps To Garage Door Safety
Garage doors and garage door openers are designed to provide safe and reliable service when installed correctly, operated safely following the manufacturer’s recommendations, and maintained regularly. Because the garage door is the largest mechanical appliance in the home, care must be taken to prevent injury when operating both the door and opener. Garage door safety […]