Garage door opener

[ldapkus]

Here's a new Lift-Master side mount.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by ldapkus

Here's a new Lift-Master side mount.

Linas, was that one on your inspections?

I never seen one yet up here.

When did they actually start making these units for residential, anyways?

Curious.

Marcel

[ldapkus]

It was on a new home under construction. (draw inspection) It is really quiet. You can barely hear it.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by ldapkus

It was on a new home under construction. (draw inspection) It is really quiet. You can barely hear it.

Nice, I see they even give you your own building to do your paper work.

Marcel

[ldapkus]

That's the superintendant's office.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

[Mack McCollum]

One has to remember that a garage door opener does not " lift" a garage door. Technically it removes enough weight off off the door to allow the springs to do the lifting. comments like ",what if the door cable slips ?" are sort of silly since this would be a problem occuring from poor garage door maintenance, regardless of where the opener is attached. The side mount as portrayed is perfectly suitable as long as the garage door is maintained and is checked for correct balance on a timley manner as per the manufacturers instructions. This inspection needs to be preformed on any door that has an opener installed, in any position. Doors without openers are check constantly mearly by their being manually lifted by the owner. A slipped drum, broken spring, worn rollers and an out of adjustment door can be hidden by the ability of the opener to work overtime. A garage door should be easily operated by anyone, and if properly balance should hold itself up at about three foot off the ground. I hope this helps.

[Nick Gromicko]

It does. Thanks Mack.

[KEVIN WOOD]

Most garage doors work on a spring loaded bar. So when you pull the release it should go up about three feet. The motor only helps it go all the way to the bottom or completely open no matter where it is located on the door assembly.

[Barry Adair]

Originally Posted by kwood

Most garage doors work on a spring loaded bar. So when you pull the release it should go up about three feet. The motor only helps it go all the way to the bottom or completely open no matter where it is located on the door assembly.

KW, please provide any documentation to support your claim

imo, a properly balanced garage door should not travel on its own and should remain closed once disengaged from a garage door operator

if the door does move unaided it is improperly installed and requires adjustment by a qualified & competent professional installer (these must be very rare based on the number of doors i write up as having one or more deficiencies)

just in case someone needs an industry compliant inspection guide
http://www.dasma.com/PDF/Publication...ial/TDS167.pdf

[Linas Dapkus]

Originally Posted by kwood

Most garage doors work on a spring loaded bar. So when you pull the release it should go up about three feet. The motor only helps it go all the way to the bottom or completely open no matter where it is located on the door assembly.

Must be only at your "House of Wisdom". WTF are you on???

[KEVIN WOOD]

When you pull the release handle it should move up some go as far as 3 feet. I don't know about all the garage doors but the ones I have released when ever I did moved up about three 3 and dropped back down to 2 feet when under load. To tell you the truth I am not sure if this is correct. I have no trouble closing or opening a garage door with this kind of torsion. I have seen ones that where next to impossible to open because there was very little torsion. I think this is a touch and feel aspect that only Garage Door Installers will know.
I would think the installers can pin point what is perfect.

[KEVIN WOOD]

When you find out let us all know. I would like to have this info also.

[Michael Larson]

Something is wound too tight if the garage door pops up 3 ft. when the opener catch is released.

[Christopher Currins]

Originally Posted by kwood

Originally Posted by ldapkus1

Must be only at your "House of Wisdom". WTF are you on???

Hey Kev is a CMI, give him a break.