Openers
Openers & Access
Sometimes the motor is fine and the trolley is the problem: worn, cracked or disconnected from the rail. Other times the rail itself has bent. The opener services here cover the mechanical parts as well as the electronics.
Which one do I need?
- Nothing.Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and Repair
- The door closes, touches the floor, then climbs straight back up as if it hit something.Chain-Drive Opener Repair
- Halfway up, every single time, the door hesitates and there is a ratcheting sound from the motor head, then it carries on.Belt-Drive Opener Repair
- The remotes only work from the end of the driveway now, and one of them disappeared with a set of keys last month.Garage Door Opener Replacement
- After a cold night the door stays open until the garage warms up.Photo-Eye Sensor Alignment or Replacement
- The remote opens the door only when you are almost underneath it.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.