GARAGE OPENERS: WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WRONG

When you face a non-working garage door, you may fear an expensive repair bill. The good news for homeowners is that most garage door problems just need simple fixes that may not even require a call to the repair professional.

Here are some common issues regarding garage openers:

1. Car Remote

Check to see if either the car remote or wall unit will activate the garage opener first. Consult your owner’s manual for more information. If the door travels smoothly on the tracks, see if the garage opener functions when you click the remote while standing close the motor unit; if it does, radio signals from a nearby device could be creating interference.

2. Security Concerns

You turn into the driveway, hit a button on the remote, park in the garage, and then enter the house through the garage door. Convenience is nice, but sometimes it can backfire. As it turns out, burglars happen to like entering houses through the garage, too. Why? Because it is often much more convenient. Once the bad guy gets his hands on your remote, he's just one click of a button away from getting into the house. Make sure to be extra careful when dealing with garage openers and keep a regular schedule on garage door repairs to ensure that it doesn't open or close without command.

3. Garage Opener Repair Problems

If the garage door hits the floor and reverses to open again, check the close limit switch and adjust accordingly. When it reverses before even hitting the floor, a possible cause is another adjustment feature on the opener unit called the “close force adjustment.” As your garage door gets older, the springs wear out. The result is irregular opening and closing. The solution is to increase the force setting on your opener and ask for assistance in garage door repairs to ensure that parts are replaced.

4. Universal Garage Openers

Other companies that manufacture garage openers that can be programmed to operate most garage openers. These remotes are inexpensive and easy to find online and in stores. The manufacturers of garage openers do not particularly like the manufacturers of universal remotes. Remotes can be repaired and replaced. That said, there are many good reasons to replace the garage opener. Security and safety are at the top of the list. Early models of garage door openers could be opened with remotes in the hands of burglars patrolling the streets. Newer openers have codes that are much harder to duplicate.

Trinity Garage Door Service, Inc. - Land O' Lakes
3418 Thistledown Ln, Land O Lakes, FL 34638
(813) 397-6104
http://www.trinitygaragedoorservice.com
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