Garage Door Care & Maintenance

This is great information.  I found this on Amarr.com and thought I would share this with you.  As an Amarr dealer, we always recommend following this guide when performing your monthly inspection of your garage door.

Take a few minutes to inspect and test your complete garage door system. Make monthly inspection and testing a part of your regular routine. Safety is everyone's business. Make garage door and garage door opener safety automatic in your home.  Consult owner's manuals for additional recommended maintenance for your models of door and opener. 
MONTHLY MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST

Garage Door Opener Tests:  Reversal Test, Force Setting Test, Additional Safety Devices
Garage Door Visual Inspection:  Springs, Rollers, Pulleys, Cables and Track Lubrication, Door Balance.

GARAGE DOOR OPENER MAINTENANCE TIPS
 There are routine safety and maintenance steps that you should follow once a month. Review your owner's manual for the door opener. If you don't have the owner's manual, look for the opener model number on the back of the power unit and request a manual from the manufacturer.
Garage Door Opener Reversal Test

Make sure your opener has a reversing feature. If a reversing feature is not present, it should be replaced. Garage door openers manufactured after January 1, 1993 are required by federal law to have advanced safety features which comply with the latest U.L. 325 standards. Contact your manufacturer or installer for additional information.

Test the reversing feature every month.

First, test the balance of the door (see "Testing and Maintaining The Garage Door"). If the door is properly balanced, then proceed.

With the door fully open, place a 1-1/2" thick piece of wood (a 2"x 4" laid flat) on the floor in the center of the door.

Push the transmitter or wall button to close the door. The door must reverse when it strikes the wood. (Note that the bottom part of "one piece doors" must be rigid so that the door will not close without reversing.)

If the door does not reverse, have it repaired or replaced. Have a qualified individual adjust, repair or replace the opener or door.

Garage Door Opener Force Setting Test

Test the force setting of your garage door opener by holding the bottom of the door as it closes. If the door does not reverse readily, the force may be excessive and need adjusting. See your owner's manual for details on how to make the adjustment. Test the reversing feature after any adjustment.

Additional Safety Devices for Garage Door Openers

Many garage door openers can be equipped with additional safety devices. Consider adding a photo eye or edge sensor as an extra measure of safety to protect against entrapment. Keep in mind that adding more safety devices will not make an old opener meet the current U.L. standards.

Make sure the additional safety devices, such as photo eyes or edge sensors, are properly installed and adjusted (see owners' manual).

Never remove, adjust or loosen the screws on the bottom brackets of the door. These brackets are connected to the spring by the lift cable and are under extreme tension.  GARAGE DOOR MAINTENANCE TIPS

Perform routine maintenance steps once a month. Review your owner's manual for the garage door. If you don't have a manual, look for the model number on the back of the door, or check the lock handle, hinges, or other hardware for the manufacturer's name and request a manual from the manufacturer.

Visual Inspection

Look at the garage door springs, cables, rollers, pulleys, and other door hardware for signs of wear. If you suspect problems, have a qualified person make repairs.

Lubrication:  Regularly lubricate the moving parts of the door. However, do not lubricate plastic parts such as plastic rollers and plastic idler bearings. Consult the door owner's manual for the manufacturer's recommendation.

WARNING - Springs are under high tension. Only qualified persons should adjust them.

Garage door springs, cables, brackets and other hardware attached to the springs, are under very high tension and, if handled improperly, can cause serious injury. Only a qualified professional or a mechanically experienced person carefully following the manufacturer's instructions should adjust them. The torsion springs (the springs above the door) should only be adjusted by a professional. Do not attempt to repair or adjust torsion springs yourself.

A restraining cable or other device should be installed on the extension spring (the spring along the side of the door) to help contain the spring if it breaks.

Door Balance

Periodically test the balance of your door.  Start with the door closed.  If you have a garage door opener, use the release mechanism so you can operate the door by hand when doing this test.

You should be able to lift the door smoothly and with little resistance. It should stay open around three to four feet above the floor. If it does not, it is out of adjustment. Have it adjusted by a qualified service person. 

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We do Garage Door Screens

In Maine people love to turn their garages into "Summer Kitchens".  We now offer those wonderful screens to keep the summer bugs OUT! Call today for a quote. Belanger Garage Door 207-286-9991

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Garage Door Safety

Garage Door Safety

A garage door is the largest moving object in the home. It is often operated by electric garage door openers. Proper installation, operation, maintenance and monthly testing of the garage door and electric garage door opener are necessary to provide safe, trouble-free operation. An improperly adjusted garage door or garage door opener can exert deadly force when the door closes. This could lead to serious injury or death from being hit by a closing garage door or from being trapped under the door.

Quality in Garage Door Sales, Service and Repair in Maine and New Hampshire

Belanger Garage Doors in Biddeford Maine since 1975. Sales service installation and repair.

Belanger Garage Doors has been serving Maine residents and business with Garage Door Service and replacement since 1975. We have been around many years and really value every single client that walks through our door. Whether you are looking for a new Garage Door to add curb appeal to your home, are in need of a respectful repair person, or could benefit from a Tune-Up service to prevent a possibly costly repair to an existing door, Belanger Garage Door is here to satisfy. Providing our customers with an amazing experience along with the highest quality products in the industry is our specialty.

Whether it's a small problem or a large one, Belanger Garage Doors is here to offer you worry-free service all the time.

We will work with you to determine the best possible Garage Door, Opener, or Repair that fits your needs and your budget. We sell and install new garage doors and openers, and we can repair all makes and models too.

Belanger Garage Doors Specializes in Repair and Service:

	Broken Garage Door Springs
	Torsion Spring Experts
	Broken Cables
	Broken or Bent Rollers Repaired
	Track Repair, Alignment
	Panel Replacement
	Safety Inspection
	Noisy Doors Silenced

Repair or Replace

Position on Garage Door Openers Manufactured Prior to 1993

Belanger Garage Doors located in Biddeford, Maine. As a Liftmaster dealer we are committed to the highest standards of product safety.   Over the years,  LiftMaster® has led the industry in product safety features. We support Liftmasters product safety guidelines. In the early 1990s, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) enacted into law new rules requiring all garage door openers made after 1992 had external protection devices, such as  photo-eye  sensors or sensing edges, in addition to the internal contact reverse mechanism. Garage door openers made prior to 1993 are safe and reliable if installed, tested, and maintained properly.  Most of these older units are not equipped with photo-eye  sensors or other external protection devices, and do not meet today's safety standard. To insure the highest degree of safety and customer satisfaction, we highly suggest that  pre-1993 garage door openers are replaced, as opposed to being repaired. Belanger Garage Doors is located in Biddeford Maine. We offer Sales, Service, Repairs and Parts to all makes and models of garage doors and openers. www.belangergaragedoor.com  or http://maineoverheadgaragedoors.com

Decisions Decisions

Do you know what you like

Most people don't even think about their garage door until its broke or they need a new one. Here is a case in point. I had a customer appointment today with some very sweet people. I measured their garage door for replacement. I went in the house and asked them what style they were looking at. Their response..."What do we have now?" I kind of chuckled at that to myself. This is not the first time I have had that response. It's funny how we don't really see things until we need them. Here are some pictures to help you decide what you like and what you want to look at.

                                              This is a traditional raised panel in white

 This is a long panel in white

                                                         This is a Classica North Hampton

This is a raised panel in light oak finish

Belanger Overhead garage door company has been doing sales, service, repair and installation of garage doors and garage door openers in the Southern Maine areas of Biddeford, Hollis, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Scarborough, Sanford, York, Wells, Ogunquit, Portland and surrounding areas. We also serve Freeport, Gray, New Gloucester, Bath Brunswick and many other Coastal Maine towns. For your convenience Belangers accepts MasterCard and Visa.

June Service Call Special

Belanger & Son Overhead Garage Door Co llc. 207-286-9991. Serving All of  York & Cumberland Counties in the State of Maine. We are the LEADER in Sales, Service & Repair Of All Makes & Models  of overhead garage doors.  To thank our loyal customers we are offering the following special for the month of June:

More good news for those that replace their garage door!

Attention Homeowners.  Although this report came out in January, I just read the article.  I think you find this interesting.

The 2011 Cost Vs Value report generated by remodeling magazine has once again said that garage door replacement is a smart move. According to Tom Wadsworth, Certified Door Dealer Consultant, A garage door replacement continues to generate one of the best returns on investment of all home remodeling projects The report, released in November, compares construction costs for popular remodeling projects against the share of those costs recovered at resale.
Highlights of the new 2011 report include:
• An upscale garage door now ranks as the #2 upscale project that
recoups the most of its cost when a home is sold, up from its #4
ranking in 2010.
• A midrange garage door now ranks as the #4 midrange project that
recoups the most of its cost when a home is sold, down slightly from
its #2 ranking in 2010.
• In the New England region, a garage door replacement is the #1
project in both the upscale and midrange categories.
• In the Pacific region, an upscale garage door replacement ranks at the
top of all 33 projects, recouping 92.3 percent of its cost.

Belanger Garage Door offers repairs, sales, service and parts.  207-286-9991
Located in Maine