When to call a garage door company......:)

My door opener just hums and will not start.

• Check your starting capacitor. This is the part that gives the opener an extra boost to start. Some times these parts leak or smoke when they go bad. If this happens most times the opener hums and will not start.
  


• Check to see the opener is not bound up. The screw on a Genie should always turn easy.


• Check to make sure that the carraige is engaged to the opener.

My garage door hits the floor to close then opens right back up.

• Your front limit switch is either bad or out of adjustment. - Your down limit setting is out of adjustment.
  


• Your door is hitting an object when closing.

Installing an opener on a door that did not have an opener before.........

• You have bought a brand new home that has metal (steel or aluminum) hollow pan (insulated or non-insulated) garage door(s) but no electric opener(s). You call a company to install a new opener or you install one yourself.
  
  Runs great!
  
  But there is something you should know:
  
  


• Without knowing the proper way to install an opener and a door together. You would not know that you could be missing two important pieces that will save you hundreds of dollars in repairs. The persons installing the doors will save money by putting the thinnest grade of door with as least amount of parts necessary. The company installing the opener do not care enough to tell you that you could avoid future problems by having an operator support bracket and a strut or brace installed on the door. Without these pieces, the top panel will be damaged from the constant pulling up and down on the door. Which will lead to replacing the panel, which could cost you hundreds in repairs.
  


• This problem normally occurs within the first three to five years.
  


• If a repair call on one door or opener is over $350.00, you are paying to much.. The most expensive repairs should range in between $250.00 - $350.00. If there is that much damage, then you should replace the door or opener. Or the company is over charging you for the repairs you are having done. (Considering that the panel is the most expensive part of a door).
  


• Routine maintenance is very important in keeping your door running smoothly and safely. This should be done once a year.
  


• You should inspect your door once a month for any problems or inconsistencies that may have developed.

My remote has stopped working or has short distance.

• Check your battery. You will be surprised how many times most calls I've gone on that this was the only problem.
  
• Your RF coil in your remote could be off freq.
  
• Your receiver could be bad.
  
• Check your dip switches in your remote. Make sure your receiver matches what's in your remote . Not all remotes have dip switches. Refer to you user manual.
  
• Your contacts in your remote could be dirty.
  
• A remote can wear out and need to be replaced. 3-5 years of use
  
• If you can get an original remote, do so, they work better than universals and get better range.
  
• If you have an old remote that they no longer produce, I recommend a universal receiver kit made by Liftmaster. As long as you have a working wall button. It will work.

My door won't close or go's a few inches stops and comes back up.

• Openers sometimes have infra-red sensors that mount on either side of the garage door a few inches off the floor.
  
• Check that they can "see" one another. If they cannot the opener thinks there is something in the way of the garage door and will not close.
  
• Make sure the wires that go to the back of the sensors are not broken.
  
• Make sure bugs have not made a home in the lens part of the sensor. Here in Texas mud doppers love to put mud in these lenses and make a home of them. Spiders also like to build webs or even leaves blown in from outside can cause the infrared to malfunction.
  
• Make sure they are not in shock. Voltages higher than normal, like lighting storms and power company voltage spikes can "shock" an infra-red. It will cause it to not work and not allow the door to close.
  
• The garage door itself can have problems also that can prevent the door from closing properly. It is just a reminder to check the safety beams to be sure that this is not the problem. Routine maintenance would also be recommended to ensure proper garage door function.

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