Tips To Maintain Your Garage Door’s Performance Over Winter

1
Tips To Maintain Your Garage Doors Performance
Over Winter
2

• Winter and its long, cold months can take a toll
  on many areas of the average home, and garage
  doors are no different. To keep your garage door
  functioning well over the winter season, its
  recommended to have a garage door specialist or
  technician, carry out a service to check for any
  potential problems, prevent them from occurring,
  and fix any existing issues before the harsh
  weather sets in. However, there are a few tips
  you can also follow yourself to keep your garage
  door in tip top condition in time for winter

3

• Check your brush weather strip/seal
• Strips of brush or vinyl that may have been put
  in place surrounding the garage door, to prevent
  warm air from escaping, can be checked to ensure
  that theyre in good condition. These strips are
  inexpensive, so if theyre looking a bit
  weathered and worn, simply replace them before
  winter.
• Make sure the photo eye is functioning
• Aligned properly and 6 inches off the floor with
  a green/yellow LED light, the photo eye should be
  checked for obstructions.

4

• Carry out a safety reversal test
• Using a towel or similar item, you can test
  whether your garage doors reversal function is
  working properly.
• Lubricate any moving parts
• Rollers and hinges should be lubricated to help
  them work better, but make sure not to grease the
  track that the door runs up and down on. If in
  doubt about this, or any other tip listed, simply
  call up your local licensed locksmith and ask if
  they can come out and assess your garage door.
  While lubricating, you can also check that the
  rollers and hinges arent showing any signs of
  damage or wear if so, youll need to have them
  professionally replaced before they cause further
  damage.

5

• Check all cables
• If you spot any wear and tear such as fraying on
  the cables, you should have a garage door
  professional come and check them out, and if
  necessary, repair or replace them.
• Check the condition of the operator cable or belt
• This is the device usually attached to the
  ceiling that runs your garage door up and down,
  and if its a chain operator, a garage door
  specialist such as your local, licensed
  locksmith, will need to check the condition and
  function of the cable it uses the same applies
  for a belt drive operator.

6

• It always pays to keep a close eye on your garage
  door on the run up to winter, as theres nothing
  worse than a malfunction due to the cold weather,
  that could have been prevented with proper and
  timely maintenance and servicing by a garage door
  technician or your local locksmith.
• Golden Locks Inc is a local locksmith company
  with years of experience and trained staff
  skilled in locksmith services for both
  residential and commercial clients and for garage
  door service in Huntington Beach. We also
  specialize in automotive lock repair services for
  cars, bikes and trucks and installation,
  servicing and repair of high quality security
  systems, access control systems and CCTV systems.
  If you are looking for a locksmith or safes or
  garage door repair in Anaheim or Orange County,
  visit our website or call us at [phone].