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| Thread ID: 95192 | 2008-11-27 08:11:00 | Help! I can't get into my garage! | Mike (15) | PC World Chat |
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| 723571 | 2008-11-27 08:11:00 | OK here's a problem for you all :) I can't get into my garage. Door at the back I can't open due to missing key (yeah yeah I know, I should have got that replaced sooner). Garage door is automatic on a remote, and suddenly today it doesn't work (worked at 2:30pm, didn't work at 3:15pm). Bigger problem - the dog is locked in the garage :eek: and I'd like to be able to let him out. Anyone know of a way to get a garage door open? Its a tilt-a-door, but I can't get it to open even with two of us pulling at the bottom - it won't budge at the top. I suspect the only way in will be to break a window, but I'm after any suggestions that mean I don't have to :D Any takers? :D Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 723572 | 2008-11-27 08:14:00 | Have you replaced the batteries in the remote? :p Could you use something to unlatch the thing that latches the door closed (you know, the but that's attached to the door and goes into the frame...) and pull it towards you to open the door? |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 723573 | 2008-11-27 08:15:00 | Have you replaced the batteries in the remote? :plol sorry I meant to put that - yes we've replaced the batteries in the remote. I think maybe a fuse has blown on the opener unit - the light doesn't even turn on when I hit the light button on the remote. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 723574 | 2008-11-27 08:20:00 | - the light doesn't even turn on when I hit the light button on the remote. Mike. Has the fuse inside the house (that controls the garage) blown? |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 723575 | 2008-11-27 08:31:00 | There are universal garage door opener that you can try. Have you tried using your house key to open the door at the back? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 723576 | 2008-11-27 08:48:00 | Has the fuse inside the house (that controls the garage) blown? No the fuses in the house are fine, and the house key doesn't open the lock. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 723577 | 2008-11-27 08:56:00 | Considering it has been a relatively hot day throughout New Zealand today, I would act as quickly as I can to release the dog :p In some cases, it is cheaper to replace the door's lock than the window glass panel. Break wisely. :D Cheers and good luck :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 723578 | 2008-11-27 09:10:00 | In some cases, it is cheaper to replace the door's lock than the window glass panel. Break wisely. :DActually I thought about that - I just can't figure out how to break the door lock :confused: Am gonna ring a garage door guy tomorrow morning. The dog has water, so he should be alright for the night. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 723579 | 2008-11-27 09:18:00 | Depending on the garage, have a look at the window frames, a lot of them are easy to pull out and remove the glass. Failing that get one of the neighborhood kids, they can sometimes break in easy - never a burglar about when you need one :D Can the back door hinges have the pins knocked out - some have the pins externally ? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 723580 | 2008-11-27 09:27:00 | Hi Mike, I got into mine once by using a wire hook through the gap at the top of door & hooking hold of the cord that hangs down off the gadget that releases the drive so the door can be opened in a case where the power goes off. | jebby (4580) | ||
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