Openers
Openers & Access
Newer remotes change their signal every time they are pressed, so a captured signal cannot be replayed. If your opener still uses a remote with tiny switches on the back, an upgrade closes a gap that has been open for years.
Which one do I need?
- For a few days there was a grinding sound whenever the door started moving.Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and Repair
- The rail shakes when the door runs.Chain-Drive Opener Repair
- It is minus twenty in the detached garage and the door climbs in jerks, the belt stiff as a board.Belt-Drive Opener Repair
- You want the ceiling back.Garage Door Opener Replacement
- You press the remote, the door drops a few centimetres, then climbs straight back to the top while the opener light blinks.Photo-Eye Sensor Alignment or Replacement
- You bought a new remote at the hardware store, followed the little leaflet twice, and the opener light never blinked.Garage Door Remote and Keypad Programming
Openers & Access
Operators, safety sensors, controls, and access systems.
Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and Repair
The door by itself
With the door fully closed, the technician pulls the emergency release and lifts the door by hand. A healthy door rises smoothly with modest effort, holds still about a metre off the floor, and stays up when fully open. If it is heavy, drifts down, or stays put only at the top, the springs are tired or broken and the opener has been doing work it was never sized for.
Tracks, rollers, hinges, cables and drums are looked over at the same time. This check comes before any powered testing, because a door in this state is corrected on the door side first, by someone with the tools for tensioned hardware.