Middlesex Garage Door Co. · London
Garage Door Opener Replacement: what to note first
Garage Doors · London, Ontario
The bedroom above the garage shakes every morning at six when the chain drive fires up. Everyone in the house knows the moment someone leaves for work. The door itself is fine; the racket comes from the operator and its steel chain.
Worth answering before the call
How wide and how tall is the door, and is it a single or a double? How much room is there between the top of the open door and the ceiling? Would you like a keypad outside, phone control, a camera or battery backup?
Does a heavier door need a more powerful motor?
The door's springs carry its weight; the motor only guides it. A properly balanced door of any size moves with modest effort, which is why balance is tested first. That said, a large double door, an insulated steel door or a solid wood door is matched to a higher motor rating so the operator works well inside its range, and a top-section reinforcement bracket spreads the pull across a wide or flexible door.
Can I keep my existing wall button?
The new operator comes with its own console, and the two usually go together because the console is designed to speak to that board and adds a light button, a lock button and sometimes a timer or a battery indicator. The low-voltage wire running to the old button can often be reused if it is in good condition, which saves running a new line across the garage.