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When troubleshooting a problem, it's best to begin in obvious territory. You likely checked whether everything's plugged in, but it still doesn’t hurt to ask. Some people unplug the machine-head cord to save power, so check that it's secured. The same goes for everything else as well. Anything which requires power or involves a wire should appear fully functional. If your garage suddenly started acting up, it might be something as simple as a loose plug. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Top solutions for garage door problems


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Top Solutions for Garage Door Problems
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Is the Cord Plugged In?
  • When troubleshooting a problem, it's best to
    begin in obvious territory. You likely checked
    whether everything's plugged in, but it still
    doesnt hurt to ask. Some people unplug the
    machine-head cord to save power, so check that
    it's secured. The same goes for everything else
    as well. Anything which requires power or
    involves a wire should appear fully functional.
    If your garage suddenly started acting up, it
    might be something as simple as a loose plug. 

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Check Your Batteries
  • When diagnosing a malfunctioning garage door, the
    problem often stares you right in the face. An
    obvious reason why a stubborn door won't open
    concerns the batteries. Yes, it doesn't take a
    garage door expert to know that batteries die,
    and its easy to forget to check them.
  • Open your garage door opener and change the
    batteries. If the garage door still won't open,
    maybe there's another source of dead batteries
    involved. Sometimes wall transmitters run on
    batteries, so investigate every possible source
    of a pesky dead battery. Once discovered, switch
    those batteries out and see what happens. If the
    door continues to ignore you, there's a number of
    other possible issues at play.

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Examine Your Electronic Keypad
  • Unusual trends in door activity often derive from
    electronic keypad issues. Where is your keypad
    now? Is anything coming into contact with its
    buttons or surface? Occasionally, keys become
    fixed in unnatural positions due to moisture or
    unwanted contact with adhesives.
  • Essentially, you want to confirm that the keypad
    remains in optimal condition. If the keypad shows
    any signs of wear or damage on the outside,
    perhaps its inner hardware is even worse. Give
    the keypad a thorough inspection and make sure
    it's functioning perfectly before removing it
    from the list of suspects. During your
    investigation, you want to rule out every
    possible cause for an errant door.
  • If your keypad doesn't appear fully functional,
    consult a professional like us to confirm the
    keypad as the source of the issue. Replacing
    keypads isn't an uncommon or extravagant
    solution. 

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Keep Your Electric Eye Open
  • Your garage door relies on a pair of
    photosensitive eyes to maintain operational
    safety. These sensors sit about a foot above the
    ground on both ends of the garage door opening.
    They shoot out a beam which crosses the path of
    the door opening. If the path of light becomes
    obstructed, then the doors will fail to open or
    they will not close all the way.
  • Of course, this feature is an important safety
    component. Without the sensors, your door might
    close on a person or object, causing injury or
    damage as well as possibly damaging the garage
    door.

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Maintain Sensor Functionality
  • What if your sensors' eyes align, but the door
    still won't close or a sensor's light keeps
    blinking? In this case, your sensors may suffer
    from faulty wiring. The wires which connect the
    sensor to their power source often deteriorate.
    They look like two small speaker wires leading
    from the sensor's back. If they show corrosion or
    fail to make firm contact with the sensor, then
    you'll need to repair or replace the sensor. 

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Rule out Rusty Staples
  • This easy check eliminates the possibility that a
    rusty staple is impairing the sensor's
    connection. Sometimes during installation, an
    errant staple may puncture the sensor's wire.
    Although it didn't impede the connection before,
    suddenly it decides to wreak havoc.
  • Through the vibrations and weathering of the
    staple's closeness to the garage door, it will
    one day sever the connection. Just examine the
    sensor's wiring as it leads around the doorframe,
    checking for malicious staples. If found,
    readjust the position of the wire, which will
    hopefully restore the connection. If the wiring
    damage exceeds this solution, call a
    professional.

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Self-Opening Garage Doors
  • Is your garage door seemingly possessed? Does it
    open and close whenever it pleases? Before you
    call a garage door exorcist, check out your
    transmitter. Interference may cause your
    transmitter to activate your door at unexpected
    times.
  • The most common type of transmitter interference
    concerns the location of the transmitter itself.
    Is anything coming into contact with the
    transmitter? If an object accidentally sets off
    the transmitter, it will appear as though your
    door magically opens on its own accord. Do a
    little sleuthing to rule out any possible
    physical interference involving all your
    transmitters.

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Door Refuses to Open
  • If your door won't go up, there are several
    factors to consider. Before you curse your door's
    laziness and lack of vertical ambition, examine
    the torsion springs. Most garage doors operate
    using a double torsion spring system. Look up,
    and you'll see these metal coils on the shaft
    along the opening of your door.
  • These springs convert their twisting force, known
    as torque, into the upward momentum which raises
    the door. The torque travels along the shaft and
    into the cable drums which carry the weight of
    the door up. These cable drums convert their
    twisting into the upward movement of the door.
    This happens through a transfer of tension which
    raises the door using upward volition.

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