26 - Friday, October 26, 1990 - North Shore News

Garage doors nee
regular testing

HOME OWNERS wisely spend
billions of dollars each year main-
taining their cars, their homes and
their yards.

But few people take even a few
niinutes cach year to check the
one household tool that operates
the largest moving object in their
homes —- the garage door opener.

Garage door openers have
become so reliable. many people
just forget about them. But any
machine that operates equipment
as heavy as a garage door needs
regular testing and maintenance.

Chamberlain, the world’s farg-
est garage door opener manufac-
turer, recommends that every
owner perform the following safe-

ty and maintenance checks at least
four times a year.

Six steps to a well-running door
and opener:

* Open and close the garage
door manually. The door should
move smoathly without binding or
feeling unbalanced. Uf the door
sticks or is out of balance, contact
your local professional garage
door installer. Installers can be
found in the yellow pages.

@ Operate the door using the
opener and cheek to make sure
the door opens and clases fully. tf
it does not, you may need to ad-
just the UP and DOWN limits on
the garage door opener.

Check your owner's manual for

instructions on making these ad-
justments, Ff you don’t have a
manual, call the manufacturer to
obrain one.

© Operate the doar again while
you're standing inside the garage.
Watch the unit's front and rear
mounting brackets. They should
be secure and not move or
bounce.

* Oi all door rollers, bearings
and hinges with household oil,

* Cheek all the hinges on the
garage door. Any loase hinges
should be tightened.

© Check to ensure that the
cables holding the door to the spr-

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