When was the last instance you completed regular preventive maintenance on your garage door or your garage door opener? Even though your garage door opener is a huge convenience and works properly, virtually all house owners take it for granted.

According to a recent US study, 45% of property owners who have a garage make use of the garage door as the chief point of entry into their house. In addition, a separate investigation indicates that 71% employ their garage door openers to enter their houses. That means that the successful operation of your garage door and its opener can be very important in your every day life.

Just like all mechanical devices there comes an instance when your garage door opener will not work. Unfortunately it will almost certainly happen at the most annoying time. That is why a little preventative upkeep can be a wonderful method to make certain that you see problems with your garage door before something breaks.

This appears like sufficient evidence to prove to anybody about the importance of consistent upkeep for their garage doors and openers. An essential thing to keep in mind is that a garage door opener can effortlessly raise a a four hundred and fifty pound double residential door. For that reason, if a door reverses as it is closing, it is reasonable that the door opening machinery ought to be thoroughly checked out.

Children have a way of becoming captivated by the action of garage doors. Left to their own devices they can stress a garage door to the breaking point by pushing the remote or wall button during the movement of the door. Therefore it's important to keep remote controls away from children and do not permit them to have fun with the wall control panel.

Here are some important routine preventive maintenance tips.

Semi-annually, you should deactivate the automatic opener while the door is closed. This can be done through pulling on the red cord or pull rope.

Then perform a equilibrium test. Once the door is disconnected from the opener verify if it is appropriately balanced. Open the door half way. It ought to remain there without you touching it. If this is not the situation, you may possibly have a cable or spring malfunction. Phone a garage door company so that they can further analyze your problem.

Visually inspect rails, chain/belt and mounting brackets on your garage door opener. Horizontal rails ought to always be parallel to insure that the door operates well.

Lubricate all metallic parts two times a year with a proper metal lubricant. The same applies for weather seals. Make sure to use a silicone based lubricant. This will add years of worry-free operation to your garage door.

Do a reversal test. Make sure that the reversal mechanisms of your garage door opener are functional. Since 1996, all garage door openers are equipped with 2 safety systems. The first one is a photocell system that will stop and reverse the action of the door when a person or an object passes through the light beam. The second system will stop and reverse the door automatically if it senses any resistance while the door is closing.