Garage Remote Control

Gone are the days when you have to get out from your vehicle and open the garage door manually. I can understand your pain and frustration as each time you leave the house, you have to get out of your vehicle and lock or close the door. Similarly, when you come back to your garage, you have to get out and open the door yourself. I have done it myself and trust me it can be the most annoying thing to do, especially when you come back from work. You may be lucky if your wife or...

Marwest Gate & Garage Door Expo 2006 – OCT 2006

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Garage Door Glossary of Terms

Garage Door Glossary of Terms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Angle Mounted Track A method of fastening vertical track to a doorjamb using a full height continuous angle.(Commercial door application) Anodize An electrolytic method of coating aluminum with a protective or decorative film, which is generally clear in color. ...

Garage Door Monitors and Automatic Closers

Garage Door Openers

Back in the day, a garage was separate from your home where you had to go outside, lift the garage door open with a handle at the bottom of the door, get in your car, drive out, stop the car, and then go back to pull it shut with a long cord that hung from the top of the door. Jump ahead to today, where garages are entire rooms, heated, decorated, attached to the home and remote control accessed. Gone are the days of manually opening the garage door. Remote control garage door openers...

Garage Door Remote

Having a garage door opener is more than just convenient when you are coming home at night with children it can be an important safety feature in your home. Our world is just not as safe as it used to be, so taking every advantage to keep our home, car and person's safe is important. A garage door opener allows you to open the garage door and enter your garage with the lights on without ever getting out of your car. A garage door remote is a small but important part of this system, since...

Garage Door Repair

Nothing is worse than coming home on a dark and cold night and finding out that your garage door opener has stopped working. What is even worse is that it is pouring rain you have groceries in the car or small children and you cannot get the garage door open. Of course once you get everything and everyone in the house where it is warm and dry it is time to decide what to do about your malfunctioning door. Garage door repair can be expensive so before you pay to have someone come out check...

Residential Sectional Garage Door Replacement Torsion Springs

Gate Operator Troubleshooting – Article by Tim Nordstrom

Installing a gate operator system is just the beginning. Maintaining and troubleshooting the system are equally important. Everyone is happy when the installation is complete and working properly, but what happens when the system fails? End users expect gate problems to be solved immediately. If you use proper equipment and correct installation techniques, you will be able to identify and solve most problems quickly and efficiently. A digital multi-meter is a tool every service truck must have when troubleshooting ...

LOCMATIC – The Automated Lock for Automated Garage Doors

Specifications Input Voltage: 24 VDC Wire Length: 30 feet Wire Type: 2-Conductor Travel Rate-Main: 5.5 in./sec. approx Lock Dimensions: 9 x 2 x 2 Security Configuration: Fail-safe Warranty: 2 years The Need Law enforcement, security and insurance professionals constantly remind us that a closed door is more secure than an open door and a locked door is more secure than an unlocked door. Although the garage door opener (GDO) provides the security benefit of automatically closing a garage door...