A. You should have your garage door serviced at least once a year, that service should include lubing the hinges
rollers,bearings, springs and the garage door opener rail. The hinge bolts and track bolts should be tightened,
check cables for fraying and springs for proper balance. The garage door opener should be checked for proper
operation, photo cells checked for proper function, and the safety reverse should be checked. (most
manufactures suggest the gdo safety reverse be checked monthly).
The proper way to check the garage door operator safety reverse is to lay a 2×4 block of wood under the center
of the door and then shut the garage door, the door should reverse within 2 seconds after hitting the 2×4.
A. Your garage door opener has a close limit setting that tells the opener when to shut off the motor. If the
setting is not properly adjusted the motor will not get the signal to shut off and the door will open again thinking
it has hit an obstruction
Q. When I try to close my garage door, the door goes down a few inches then goes back up and the light bulbs
on the motor head flash.
A. The most common problem is the photo cells, located on each side of the door near the floor are out of
alignment or something is blocking the beam.
Q. Last night I heard a loud bang in the garage and now the garage door will not open?
A. Sounds like the spring has broke, depending on the type of spring system you have the spring can either
across the top of the door visible and will have a distinct separation in the coils. Some doors the spring is
contained in a tube, other doors the springs can be by the tracks either vertically or horizontally