Safety Reverse Garage Door

Testing the automatic safety reverse sensors is an easy task to perform once a month.

Safety reverse garage door. If you ve tested your garage door opener s auto reverse and found it requires too much force for the door to reverse or it doesn t reverse at all you can adjust the settings on the garage door opener controls. This is real safety hazard. Sensors are a critical safety feature but can prevent an automatic garage door from working properly. It costs nothing only takes a moment to complete and helps to ensure the overall safety and health of your automatic garage door opener system.

Because most pre 1982 garage door openers do not comply with current safety standards the consumer product safety commission cpsc recommends replacement with an opener that has an auto. To access the controls use a stepladder to reach the main part of the opener s motor. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Injuries from garage doors account for about 20 000 er visits every year and 60 children have been killed since 1982 from garage doors that did not auto reverse when met with contact.

In approximately half of my inspections the automatic garage door opener does not auto reverse when met with resistance. Therefore some pre 1982 garage door openers may have been manufactured with other safety features which may stop the door but not cause it to reverse. To learn how to test your garage door opener s protecto. Test door opener monthly.

If your sensors or garage door motor is. Follow these simple steps to test your garage door s automatic safety reverse sensors. We design and engineer residential garage door openers commercial door operators and gate entry systems. This video will show you how to perform the test of your garage door opener s safety reversal system.

Chamberlain group cgi the corporate parent company to liftmaster chamberlain merlin and grifco is a global leader in access solutions and products. Failure to adjust the opener properly may cause severe injury or death. The garage door must reverse on contact with a 11 2 inch object or a 2 by 4 board laid flat on the floor. Garage door sensors prevent the garage door from closing if there s something in the way.