Maintenance Tips for Your Garage Door

Garage doors often stop working efficiently

Garage doors often stop working efficiently. At times you need to perform certain maintenance work on the garage door. Garage doors have several components which need to be check separately to ensure the smooth functions of the garage door. All the components are interlinked in one way another. So you have to perform a thorough maintenance to keep all the faults and problem away from your garage door.

Opener

If you have a manual opening system, then lubricate the chains (door opening) with oil. Oil can be motor oil as well. The best way to lubricate the chains is to damp the rag with oil and scrub it over the chain. In case you have a remote opening system, inspect the position of the antenna. It should be pointed towards the floor of the garage. Don't forget to check the hanger bracket bolts. Check them for any looseness. Tight any loose bolts to ensure the safety of yours and your garage door opener.

Hinge Bolts

Inspect the hinge bolts carefully. They should be tight enough on both the sides of the garage door panels. You might have noticed at some point that hinge bolts are actually the brackets holding the rollers. It is necessary to oil your rollers and hinge bolts regularly to ensure the smooth working of the rollers on the tracks. Occasionally check the hinge bolts for their tightness. If you find any loose bolts, fasten them with an adjustable wrench.

Tracks

Make sure that all the bolts holding the track brackets are tight. Tight any loose bolts immediately. Another important thing you should notice is the gap between the tracks and door. The gap should be between 1/4 to 1/2 inch in all opening and closing positions. In case of any friction and looseness fix the track. For this you have to loosen the leg bolt holding the track bracket to the wall knob. Fix the track as required. You need to check for certain dents and damage on track.

Door Sensors

Door sensors are an important part of garage doors. They are responsible for opening and closing of the door. Maintaining them is an important part of garage door maintenance. To check whether door sensors are working properly or not, place a 2x4 lumber at the bottom of the door. You can use cardboard instead of a 2x4 lumber. Let the door close with 2x4 on its place. If the door reopens after touching the 2x4 then it means that door sensors are working fine. If door fails to pass this test, then you need to check the sensor wires and also sensors' alignment. The wires should be properly connected and the sensors should be evenly balanced on both the sides of the door.

Torsion Springs

For smooth rust free working of your garage door, use a penetrating grease to spray on the torsion springs. Spraying grease on your torsion springs keep them safe from rust. Remember the torsion springs is very sensitively adjusted in its place so never attempt to adjust it yourself. It can be extremely dangerous.

Maintenance Tips for Your Garage Door

By: Tauqeer Ul Hassan

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