How do I adjust the travel and force limits? How can I lock my garage door when I’m away on vacation? How do I claim a warranty? Do I need to register my garage door purchase to claim a warranty? I have a one-piece door now. Can I replace it with a sectional door? Can I purchase a wireless keypad entry to my existing garage door opener? I’ve lost a remote for my garage door opener. How do I purchase a new one? What is the so unique about a DC garage door opener? What is the difference between a chain drive, belt drive, screw drive and direct drive? What is required for installing an electric garage door operator/opener? Should I purchase a new garage door opener or repair my old one? Do I need to reinforce my garage door if I am installing my own electric garage door operator/opener? How long does installation of a garage door take Reliable Garage Door? Will Reliable Garage Door take down my old door? When I replace my existing door, can I keep my old track?
What type of care and maintenance is necessary for my Amarr wood carriage house door? What type of care and maintenance is necessary for a JELD-WEN composite garage door? What type of care and maintenance is necessary for my Amarr steel door and hardware? Why would my garage door need service? My children have dented my garage door. Can I replace just one of the sections, rather than the entire door? How do I know if my garage door can be repaired with a service call or if I just need to replace the garage door? How do I know if my door is properly balanced? I want to replace my old door, but don't know how to dispose of my old one. Will Reliable Garage Door take care of that? Why should I use a professional garage door dealer/installer? Does Amarr have garage doors that qualify for the Energy Tax Credit? Do you have impact windows available? What is Wind Load? And how do I know if my garage door needs to be a Wind Load door? How do I paint a wood door?
Why would I choose a wood garage door? How many different carriage house designs are available in Classica? What is so unique about the Amarr Classica Collection? Why are carriage house garage doors so popular? I'd like to purchase an Amarr steel door, but need a color other than those you offer. Can I paint the door once it's installed? What colors are available in Amarr steel garage doors? What are the benefits of a steel door versus a wood door? Is 25 gauge steel thicker than 24 gauge steel? Why would I choose a steel garage door? I've been comparing R-values of various doors and am surprised at the variance among them. Can you explain this? Why should I choose an insulated door? I want garage doors that are safe for my family. What garage doors are safe? How do I measure for a garage door? Are Amarr garage doors "Made in USA"? What type of spring is better...extension or torsion? Do I need a lock on my garage door?
The glass and insert broke in one of my windows. How do I replace the glass and window insert? I'd like windows in my garage door, but I'm concerned about security. Do I need to have the windows at the top of the door? My garage has very little space (headroom) above the door. What is the minimum headroom required to operate a sectional door? Are special size doors available? I have a custom-built garage that features an unusual size door. What is a carriage house door? What is the best garage door for me? When should I replace a garage door with a new one? How do I program my remote control? How do I add, program or change a Keyless Entry PIN?Adjust the tension so your garage door is balanced and operates correctly. You need proper tension on a garage door to operate the door by hand or with an automatic opener. If the tension is too loose, the springs that help lift the door are ineffective and the weight of the door makes this unsafe.
Too much tension equates to a door that doesn’t close all the way or remain closed. If your garage has torsion springs across the inside of the door opening, you need a professional to adjust the tension. Sectional doors and hinged doors are adjusted using a basic procedure for each type. Close the garage door. Position a stepladder at the area of the automatic opener. Unplug the power cord to the opener. Pull down on the emergency release cord to disconnect the door from the opener’s track. Lift up the door halfway from the inside, using one of the cross members. If the door remains at the halfway position without assistance, the tension is correct. If it lowers on its own, the tension is too loose. It's too tight if it raises beyond halfway without assistance. Open the door fully by hand. Cut a two-by-four brace that installs vertically at the outer edge of the door, using a handsaw. Position the brace in place at the outer edge of the door. Move the stepladder to the area of an extension spring at the upper end of the door at the track on one side.
Loosen the lock nut on the threaded adjuster stem at the outer end of the pulley and spring assembly with an open-end wrench. Tighten the adjuster three full turns clockwise to add tension if the door closed and did not remain open halfway. Loosen the adjuster three turns counterclockwise if the door raised without assistance. Repeat the same adjustment at the pulley and spring adjuster on the opposite track. Hold the outer edge of the door open with one hand and remove the two-by-four brace. Lower the door halfway and test the tension. Repeat these steps, as necessary, until the door remains open halfway. Lower the door by hand. Pull the disconnect cord to re-engage the closer. Plug in the power cord to the automatic opener. Disconnect the door from the automatic opener, using the disconnect cord. Move to the outside of the garage. Raise the door using the handle on the outside. If the door is hard to raise, the tension at the hinge springs is too loose and the automatic closer must work too hard to raise the door.
If the door raises too quickly, the tension is too tight and the automatic opener must work too hard to close the door. Open the door fully to relieve the tension on the hinge springs at each side of the door opening. Install a vertical two-by-four brace at the outer edge of the door to prevent the door from falling closed when the springs are adjusted. Ask an assistant to help adjust the tension on the springs. Put on work gloves. Start at the hinge and spring at one side of the door opening. Note the link in the anchor chain where the hook at the lower end of the spring is attached, such as the second or third link from the upper end of the chain. Grip the spring with both hands and pull downward so your assistant can disconnect the anchor chain from the hook at the lower end of the spring. Pull downward on the spring and reattach the hook at the lower end of the spring at the next link down the chain to increase the spring tension. Reattach the hook at the next link up to loosen the tension.