Common Garage door situations which call for repair

Garages are a good option for your vehicle’s security. For better security, the garage doors should be strong, properly installed and maintained. Garage doors make the movement of the vehicles convenient. But when do these doors need to get repaired? Below are the most common garage door issues which might need repair services.

Garage door opener stops working:  Garage door needs a door opener, which may work remotely. You need to check if the device is plugged on. Then make sure that the circuit breaker hasn’t been tripped, that may stop the flow of electricity.

Makes noise while Opening/closing: This may be the reason when the garage door needs to  be repaired that the doors started making noise while opening or closing. This may be solved by applying lubricant over the affected area or else seek professional help. Sometimes replacing the rollers of doors also helps to reduce the stiffness and noisiness of the garage doors.

Operator (Remote) does not respond:

This is the common issue faced by many. If the remote is not responding, make sure to check the batteries of the remote or the power supply of the remote. If you do not find issues with the batteries or the power supply then it’s time to consult professional help.

Shutter Immediately closes when open

Sometimes the garage gets closed as soon as you open it. If you encounter this type of situation then it’s time to replace your garage springs. Quick solution to this problem would be to replace the garage door springs. Sometimes replacing one spring does the trick, if it doesn’t work for you try replacing both the springs.

Opens without command

This problem occurs when  your garage sensors or photo eye is not working problem,

Typically this issue is due to dust over the sensors or it’s broken. To fix this problem

You can try cleaning the dust from the sensors or you can also seek help from your neighbors as the garage door remote is typically the same as it uses the same configurations.

Doesn’t close completely

This is one of the common problems you can face with garage doors. Whenever the door doesn’t close till the bottom, First thing you need to do is to verify the door close settings on your remote. If the settings are correct, you need to focus on the door sides to make sure there is nothing blocking the closing mechanism of your garage door. If the door still doesn’t close completely then you may need to use the pipe insulation at the bottom to cover the unclosed area at the bottom. However this depends on the amount of  area unclosed.

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