Tips

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Do you have garage door problems and need some new ideas and tips? Read here.

Always check your cables

Worn out cables are always capable of snapping which can cause the garage door to fall and hurt someone. Our experts from Perris suggest that you make sure that the garage door cables are in good condition; if they look worn out, they will have to be replaced as soon as possible.

Keep your fingers away

Never attempt to operate your garage door by placing your fingers between the door sections. If your door lacks any pinch-resistant joints, it should have either lift handles or suitable gripping points both inside and outside your door. Simply use those instead when opening the door manually.

Add some weather seals

Garage door weather seals will help people save energy. What is more, this can prevent moisture from going inside the garage, which is a great advantage. To go further, in order to be efficient, weather seals must be applied on the bottom part of the garage door.

Emergency release feature

Did you or a loved one accidentally got caught in the garage door? It is important to know read through the owner’s manual carefully, and learn the correct usage of the emergency release feature. Carefully monitor the garage door at regular intervals to ensure that the pulleys, rollers, cables, springs and other parts of the garage door are not worn out. Avoid repairing or adjusting any of these parts in case of any observed damage. Just contact one of our skilled specialists at the earliest, to get it fixed professionally.

Check the trolley for damage if it is moving, but the garage door is stuck

You should watch out for deformation, chipping and denting as well as breakage. If the damage is minor, it may be possible for this component of the opener system to be repaired. Otherwise, it will have to be replaced with a new one of the same specs.