Torsion springs allow your garage door to open and close with relative ease, by providing a resistance. Naturally, this resistance can’t last forever and there are four different torsion spin cycle lengths you can choose from: 25,000, 50,000, 75,000 and 100,000 cycles, where one cycle is the opening and closing of the garage door. Read the rest of this entry »
Torsion Springs
September 30th, 2010Samsung Phone Can Open Garage Doors!
September 23rd, 2010Nowadays, mobile phones can do just about anything. We can use them to take photos, record videos, browse the internet, send e-mails, play games, wake us up, check our bank balance, tune a guitar, find our way home, remind us to feed to the cat, check train times, ensure a car hasn’t been stolen, calculate currency conversions, bid on online auctions – even monitor our heart rates . And now, thanks to Samsung and their new Cetus SGH-i917, we can use our mobile phones to open our garage door. Read the rest of this entry »
Garage Doors: Terminology
September 20th, 2010Vocab-lesson time! There’s not a huge amount of terminology used in conjunction with garage doors, but that which is used it rather important. So, break out the exercise books and learn the following well: Read the rest of this entry »
Winter-Proofing Your Garage Door
September 14th, 2010Last week we covered tactics to protect your garage for the rain and wind of Autumn; today we’ll cover insulating your garage against the cold weather that Winter will be bringing along in the next few months. Read the rest of this entry »
Autumn-Proofing Your Garage Door
September 5th, 2010Summer is sadly over and, just as the days are getting shorter, the weather is getting colder and wetter. In the next couple of posts, therefore, we will cover some strategies you can take to protect your garage against the onslaught of Autumn and Winter. Today we’ll look at protecting the contents of your garage from the awful Autumn weather. Read the rest of this entry »
Why Won’t My Electric Garage Door Open?
August 30th, 2010There are few things more frustrating than paying a considerable amount of money for a decent product, only to find that it isn’t working like it should. One thing more frustrating, however, is when it doesn’t work at all. In most cases, an electric garage door failing to open has a fairly simple, straight-forward and often non-door-related cause. So, before you go shouting at the manufacturer, putting a dent in your new (or old) garage door or paying a lot of money to repair your opener, consider the following: Read the rest of this entry »
Why Does My Electric Door Stop Opening?
August 24th, 2010Sometimes doors get stuck and there are various reasons why. If, for example, the force sensors are playing up, the door will typically open a short way and then close again. In doors that don’t have a reversing safety mechanism, this can also result in the door simply stopping. This will either require the tuning of the sensors or a minor repair to the safety mechanism. Read the rest of this entry »
Painting Your Garage Door
August 10th, 2010When it comes to the colour of your garage door, it is best to think carefully before buying and put some effort into choosing the tone. After all, it’s far easier to put a little more time in before buying than it is to try repainting the garage door later on. However, here’s some advice for those who are determined to change the colour of their door. Read the rest of this entry »