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| Thread ID: 126429 | 2012-08-27 05:26:00 | Garage Door Opener | rny (6943) | PC World Chat |
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| 1297210 | 2012-08-27 05:26:00 | Hi all,, I am considering installing a door opener on my garage roller door, (getting old and lazy). Anyone know of any issues or problems fitting a new one to an old door, (about 35 yrs) Door is in good condition, slides up and down without binding on it's tracks. Have been looking at one in our local Mega store, "Chamberlain". Any help appreciated. Rny. |
rny (6943) | ||
| 1297211 | 2012-08-27 06:08:00 | I have a Merlin garage door opener for a tilt door. Been using it for 12 years. http://www.garagedooropeners.co.nz/ :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1297212 | 2012-08-27 06:09:00 | So long as the door is in good condition and rolls up easily, you shouldn't have any problems. We have a tilt-a-door and they are a bit more problematic. The counter-balance springs have to be properly adjusted or the door hits the jambs on one side or the other, and you have to leave clearance in front of the door because it swings out and up. Ours is over 20 years old now and one spring broke a few months back (it was not manufactured right and the top eylet wasn't vertical, in fact it was laid over at about 60 degrees so the eyelet finally broke off from the lateral stress. We never noticed because it wasn't visible with the door open and we were outside when it was closed. The buggers who installed the door knew though!! I fitted a new spring, adjusted the tension and it was better than new. With hind-sight I'd have bought a roller door, but the door opener unit itself has been no problem at all. Fit a door opener, you'll never regret it. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1297213 | 2012-08-27 07:00:00 | One of the coach bolts that held my springs had pulled out of the wood and the spring was just dangling. Don't know how long it was like that for. Drilled another hole in the wood to the left of the original hole and screwed the coach bolt with the spring attched back in. The spring is now at a slight angle not strait up and down like it was but still works. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1297214 | 2012-08-27 08:58:00 | With hind-sight I'd have bought a roller door, but the door opener unit itself has been no problem at all. Sectional doors are the way to go. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1297215 | 2012-08-27 10:32:00 | One of the coach bolts that held my springs had pulled out of the wood and the spring was just dangling. Don't know how long it was like that for. Drilled another hole in the wood to the left of the original hole and screwed the coach bolt with the spring attched back in. The spring is now at a slight angle not strait up and down like it was but still works. :) A friend of mine had a spring mount pull out as the door was being opened. The spring whacked her on the head and she was lucky to survive. I hope you did a good job reattaching your one. Billy T Spring breakage is quite common. You can fit a safety cable up the middle of the spring to stop the broken spring flying about. www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 1297216 | 2012-08-27 11:13:00 | Yes I did. I'm full aware of the spring breaking problems and what can happen. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1297217 | 2012-08-28 05:35:00 | Hi all,, I am considering installing a door opener on my garage roller door, (getting old and lazy). Anyone know of any issues or problems fitting a new one to an old door, (about 35 yrs) Door is in good condition, slides up and down without binding on it's tracks. Have been looking at one in our local Mega store, "Chamberlain". Any help appreciated. Are you planning to fit it yourself? If not then get a few installation companies around to have a look and give you a quote for the job. They will then be able to advise on whether your door is suitable or not. From what you say there should be no problems however. Once you have one you will wonder how you ever did without it. :thumbs: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1297218 | 2012-08-28 06:24:00 | We had a garage of the Skyline/Versatile type at our previous house, with a tilt-a-door. We had a garage door opener fitted by a commercial operator, and it was brilliant, particularly in the rain. It also assisted with security in the garage - we had recently had a burglary of the garage, and I lost things like a good mountain bike. The problem with the tilt-a-door was that it was almost impossible to make it secure. It only required a hard wrench to spring it from its catches. The garage opener stopped any of that nonsense (which was the main reason I had it installed in the first place). One issue though - it was a difficult installation because of where the trusses were in the garage. To get the correct lineup with the door and avoid the trusses, the opener mechanism had to be suspended on struts, and it ended up low enough so that a 6 footer like my son would whack his head on it if he didn't keep his wits about him. It also limited the height of the vehicle that could fit in the garage. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1297219 | 2012-08-28 06:48:00 | Yeah, the tilt-a-door on my garage had a fitting on it which was a hefty L shaped bit of metal. THe shape served zero purpose other than to bring the elbow of the bracket low enough to catch the spoiler on my rear hatch when it was open. Having wrenched and cracked the spoiler I fitted a straight piece of metal to avoid it ever hitting the hatch again. Many curse words uttered. Yes, the mechanism also acts as a brace to prevent thieves (or high winds) forcing the door open. However, you must always be prepared to use an alternative entry to the house in the event of a power cut! |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
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