These are some things you should do twice a year or so to keep your garage door well maintained. This is the BIGGEST movong part in your home!!!! Just like a car with all its movong parts, your garage door is no different. this list is not meant to be all inclusive and it soesnt guarantee your door will never need to be serviced.
1.Give all rollers, hinges, roller tracks, hinges, and latches a good squirt with a silcone based lubricant. Lubricate the pulleys on extension-spring openers and the bearings on torsion-spring openers. Spray your springs while the door is open, then spray them again while it is closed to insure sufficient coverage.
2.Garage door maintenance is often needed on the door opener. If your garage door opener is operated by a chain or drive screw, apply the same lubricant to the full length.
5.Check any weatherstripping along the sides of the doors. Adjust if it is jamming against the sides, and replace if necessary. Your local door dealer should have this in stock.
6.If your garage door is wood and it doesn't have bottom weatherstripping, make sure it has been sealed or painted. Touch up as needed, and consider adding weatherstripping. You can also find this at your local garage door dealer.
Make garage door maintenance an bi-annual project (spring & fall are good times).
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Garage Door Safety 2011
Well its that time again. Time to gear up for the spring melt and clean-up. Its also time to think about your garage door safety. You will be spending alot of time going in and out of your garage as you clean up from all the salt and sand of the winter months. So here is something for you.
Through the International Door Association (IDA) and the Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association (DASMA), the Overhead Door Corporation has prepared this list of garage door safety tips for keeping everyone and everything safe and secure.
1. Make sure the garage door opener control button is out of the reach of small children.
2. Do not let children play with garage door remote controls.
3. Consult the owner’s manual and learn how to use the garage door’s emergency release feature.
4. Visually inspect the garage door each month. Look at springs, cables, rollers and pulleys for signs of wear. Do not attempt to remove, adjust or repair these parts or anything attached to them. A trained door repairman must make adjustments to these parts, which are under high tension.
5. Test the garage door opener’s reversing mechanism monthly by placing a 2 x 4 board or a roll of paper towels in the door’s path. If the door does not reverse after contacting the object, call a qualified garage door professional for repair. If the opener has not been replaced since 1993, seriously consider a new one with auto-reverse as a standard feature.
6. Never place fingers between door sections and explain the dangers to children. If you have small children, consider a door with panels that can’t pinch.
7. Do not leave the garage door partially open. When activated again, it may travel downward and come in contact with an object in its path. This also impacts your home’s security as well.
8. While on vacation, unplug the garage door opener unit or use a vacation lock console security switch, which renders remotes unusable and is an optional accessory to most openers.
9. If the opener does not have rolling-code technology, which changes the access codes each time the opener is used to prevent code grabbing, be sure to change the manufacturer’s standard access codes on the opener and remote control, or consider investing in a newer model with more safety and security features that are now standard.
10. A new trend in home invasion is gaining access to the home by stealing the opener or car. Never leave the remote control in the car or with a parking attendant. Consider using a key chain remote and always lock the entry to the inside of your home – especially if your opener is programmed to your vehicle. It is a small inconvenience for safety and security.
This list is not all inclusive. This list is not something I out together myself, but is compliments of DASMA and IDA, two of the governing bodies of garage door companies and installers.
Through the International Door Association (IDA) and the Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association (DASMA), the Overhead Door Corporation has prepared this list of garage door safety tips for keeping everyone and everything safe and secure.
1. Make sure the garage door opener control button is out of the reach of small children.
2. Do not let children play with garage door remote controls.
3. Consult the owner’s manual and learn how to use the garage door’s emergency release feature.
4. Visually inspect the garage door each month. Look at springs, cables, rollers and pulleys for signs of wear. Do not attempt to remove, adjust or repair these parts or anything attached to them. A trained door repairman must make adjustments to these parts, which are under high tension.
5. Test the garage door opener’s reversing mechanism monthly by placing a 2 x 4 board or a roll of paper towels in the door’s path. If the door does not reverse after contacting the object, call a qualified garage door professional for repair. If the opener has not been replaced since 1993, seriously consider a new one with auto-reverse as a standard feature.
6. Never place fingers between door sections and explain the dangers to children. If you have small children, consider a door with panels that can’t pinch.
7. Do not leave the garage door partially open. When activated again, it may travel downward and come in contact with an object in its path. This also impacts your home’s security as well.
8. While on vacation, unplug the garage door opener unit or use a vacation lock console security switch, which renders remotes unusable and is an optional accessory to most openers.
9. If the opener does not have rolling-code technology, which changes the access codes each time the opener is used to prevent code grabbing, be sure to change the manufacturer’s standard access codes on the opener and remote control, or consider investing in a newer model with more safety and security features that are now standard.
10. A new trend in home invasion is gaining access to the home by stealing the opener or car. Never leave the remote control in the car or with a parking attendant. Consider using a key chain remote and always lock the entry to the inside of your home – especially if your opener is programmed to your vehicle. It is a small inconvenience for safety and security.
This list is not all inclusive. This list is not something I out together myself, but is compliments of DASMA and IDA, two of the governing bodies of garage door companies and installers.
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