Family Handyman Garage Door Opener Tune Up

We play a little game here at the family handyman office called what broke at your house this weekend this time it was my 15 year old chain drive garage door opener.

Family handyman garage door opener tune up.

When buying a garage door opener choose a 1 3 hp or 1 2 hp garage door opener for a single garage door 1 3 hp can be hard to find at some home centers. Each step of the tune up takes 10 minutes or less and is worth it to keep your garage door in good working order. Every third or fourth time we used it the garage door would get stuck halfway up or down. Snug up all the nuts and bolts on your garage door track and check for worn parts and replace where needed.

Remodeling magazine notes the average national cost of a garage door replacement is about 3 300 although you can pay as little as 400 for a no frills door you install yourself. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine. An annual garage door tune up helps ensure reliable quiet operation and safety. The signs of its impending demise started about a week ago.

Noisy garage doors are usually caused by worn rollers loose hardware parts that need lubrication or an opener in need of anti vibration pads all simple fixes. Go with 1 2 hp for a double door and 3 4 hp for a door that has a wood or faux wood overlay they can be heavy. This is how you install a garage door. The unit comes with one door sensor and you need one sensor 35 for each additional door.

Then spray all the moving. The genie alladin connect controller operates up to three garage door openers.