Every six months or so, you should complete a test of the safety features on your garage door. These features are meant to prevent accidental injuries, but if the mechanisms haven't been tested in a while, you don't know if they'll work when they're meant to. Here, you'll find some tips to help you test and repair the anti-crush sensor safety feature of your garage door.
Anti-Crush Sensor
This sensor is the most important of all of the safety features of the garage door.
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The springs of your garage door are designed to provide extra lift, making it possible for you to lift the door yourself without having to move the entire weight of the door. This means that any sort of damage or malfunction to your garage door's springs can cause all sorts of problems and make it harder for you to get into your garage. Understanding a few signs of broken or damaged garage door springs can help you determine when you need to get in touch with a garage door contractor to replace them.
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If it is always cold and drafty in your garage during the winter, you probably rely on space heaters or heat pumps to keep your space comfortable when you are working in your garage. Homeowners who spend a lot of time in the garage will notice spikes in their bills during the winter, especially if they are using large space heaters to keep the garage at a comfortable temperature. Regardless of what you're doing in your garage, you probably want to keep it as warm and comfortable as possible without spending an arm and a leg running your heating devices.
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If the spring on your garage door needs to be replaced, there are a few things that you need to understand before you hire someone or attempt to fix the springs yourself.
#1 Springs Hold Back a Lot of Tension
The first thing that you need to understand is that your garage door springs hold back a lot of tension. They can hold back thousands of pounds of force and weight.
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