Are These Problems Common with Your garage Door?

Did your garage door opener suddenly stop working correctly? What could cause the problem could not be determined. This is uncomfortable indeed! Thankfully, we have some answers here. We know how irritating a non-functional garage door opener can be, particularly when you still park your vehicle inside. Below, we have outlined several common culprits and what you can do about them behind garage door opener failures. As usual, please do not hesitate to contact our team if you have any questions!

Remote Control Does Not Work

Wrong Programming – The door need specific programming to function properly on your wall-mounted keypad and remote control, and sometimes it may fail to program. Contact a professional who can reprogram your system if you have tried all other things and your opener won't work yet.

Garage Door Opener Does Not Work

This must be the number one problem for everyone, and it can be fixed easily. Chain openers or door openers with drive shields are probably not supported by a lubricant for friction reduction. Apply a generous quantity of silicone lubricant or garage door spray lube to the whole length of the garage opener and wipe the excess.

Noise

Loose hardware, shabby pieces, or crumpled sections – all of these troubles are common problems. Noise from your garage door usually means that you have to lubricate. Try to apply lubrication directly on the squeaky part if you notice any unusual nuisance.

Cracked Sealant

Weather sealant prevents water from running out, seals air leaking problem and reduces the noise of streets. You may be required to replace your sealant if the sealant is broken or if you notice cracks and seams. Enter the old sealant from the weather and set up a new one. You can find weather sealants at your local home improvement store.

Door Opens and Closes Immediately

If that happens, the fountains at the top of the door are likely to have to be replaced. You only may have to replace the broken ones if the garage door spring is replaced in the last three years.

Note: To save on costs, we advise that you replace all springs simultaneously because the cost of the garage door repair can be doubled by replacing the broken springs separately.

Door Closes and Opens Immediately

The alignment of your photo-eye door could be problematic. The photo-eyes are small plastic devices, which are placed on both sides of the garage door as safety features.

Search for a flashing green light on the device to confirm that the photo-eyes are working properly. Otherwise, make sure to check if the photo eyes are obstructed by debris or other obstructions.

You need to measure up from ground to the center of a photo-eye, after confirming that your picture-eyes haven't been wrong. This time, take another measurement from the wall to the photo-eye's center. On the other picture eye do the same. Finally change the picture eyes to ensure they are aligned, according to the measurements you have taken. At Windsor Garage Door Services we will be at your doorstep to fulfill the requirements when the garage door spring is not working.