Openers
Openers & Access
Programming is more than pushing the learn button. Remotes, keypads, in-car systems and apps each pair differently, and a unit with too many devices in memory may need clearing first. We do it methodically so everything works together.
Which one do I need?
- The door goes up perfectly.Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and Repair
- The door opens about a third of the way and stops.Chain-Drive Opener Repair
- It is minus twenty in the detached garage and the door climbs in jerks, the belt stiff as a board.Belt-Drive Opener Repair
- During the ice storm the power was off for two days.Garage Door Opener Replacement
- Someone backed the car in a little too far, a bin or a bicycle brushed the track, and since then the door starts to close and comes back up.Photo-Eye Sensor Alignment or Replacement
- You bought a new remote at the hardware store, followed the little leaflet twice, and the opener light never blinked.Garage Door Remote and Keypad Programming
Openers & Access
Operators, safety sensors, controls, and access systems.
Garage Door Opener Diagnosis and Repair
The two small eyes near the floor
The photo-eye sensors are inspected together with their wiring. Each sensor carries a small indicator; a steady light on both means the beam is aligned, while a flicker, a dark light or one that goes out when the bracket is nudged points to misalignment, a loose mount or a damaged wire. The technician sights along the beam, looks for obstructions, cobwebs, frost and low sun on the receiving lens, checks that the sensors sit no higher than about fifteen centimetres off the floor, and traces the wire back to the head unit for staples, kinks and chew marks.
Sensor faults are the single commonest reason a door refuses to close.