Tag: Garage Door Problems

Most Common Failures in Garage Doors

AVOID PROBLEMS WITH YOUR GARAGE DOOR

The improper use of the devices, poor maintenance, and deterioration due to the passage of time are the most frequent causes of breakdowns in the automatic doors of our garages. Although the opening and closing systems are increasingly more sophisticated and use more efficient materials, which allows reducing the maximum damage, you may one day find that the automatic garage door does not work properly. We analyze the most frequent problems and we tell you how to act in case of breakdown.

THE MOST COMMON BREAKDOWNS IN AUTOMATIC DOORS

Automatic doors that do not open. It is a very typical error motivated mainly by two causes: a failure in the control with which we activate it or an error in the receiving device of the signal. Both cases must be reviewed by an expert once it has been verified that the control battery if it is carrying it, is charged.

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Doors that do not open or close. These cases are somewhat more complex because the failure of the operation can arise from a problem with the control or receiving device as in the previous case or by a fault in the mechanism that moves the door. It is essential that you do not try to force the door and operate it manually, as it could aggravate the problem to be solved.

Doors that make strange noises. The deficiencies in the maintenance of automatic door and improper lubrication mechanisms can make moving parts squeak. In addition, if some gear has been displaced from the places where they must be placed, small knocks or rattles may sound. In principle, there is no problem in that you grease the moving parts as you have indicated your installer to check if the noise ceases. If not, do not touch anything without its supervision, even if you have clearly detected where the noise is coming from. Mechanical doors have complex mechanisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye and touch erroneously any external part can affect the interior.

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 HOW TO ACT IF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR DOES NOT WORK

Although each problem requires a different action, all of them involve contacting the installer of our door. If we have contracted a maintenance service it is very likely that this includes a repair service 24 hours, since the garage doors are a device with an intensive daily use and whose repair cannot wait.

Try to have at hand the model of the door that you installed and that will appear on the invoice by hand. Describe as accurately as you can which is the problem to be treated and if you have noticed any strange use in the previous days and trust your criteria for the repair.

 

Problems with the Door of Your Garage?

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON FAULTS IN AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOORS? DO I NEED A MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR OF MY DOOR?

As you will know if you have navigated our website, there are many different types of doors for residential use: here is an overview of all types of automatic garage doors.

The faults that usually suffer automatic garage doors usually depend on a malfunction of one or more of these elements: the springs, the wheels, the cables that go to the dock, the door panels, the hinges (in the case of tilting doors ), the roof motor or the external motor (in case of sliding doors ).

Some faults also depend on the motor plate or the DE configuration of the electrical system. Others are due to the loss of oil in the motors of the swing doors, which implies the substitution of the entire motor.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD MAINTENANCE

As we explained in a post, it is estimated that good maintenance prevents up to 80% of breakdowns of automatic doors.

But in addition, there is another important aspect that must be considered: accidents. The security of a garage door is fundamental and we never get tired of insisting on this point: for that reason, we offer maintenance contracts for the prevention of accidents.

The maintenance of garage doors includes, depending on the type of door:

  • Check the status of counterweight cables, pulleys, bearings, etc.
  • Review of the infrared photocell, light signals, pneumatic bands, etc.
  • Review of hydraulic and electromechanical actuators
  • Review of activation systems, radio receivers, key drives, etc.
  • Review of electrical protection.
  • Grease the mechanical elements.
  • Report of the deficiencies observed and actions to be carried out.

Did you know that each automatic door must have preventive safety maintenance by law?

At Vishwas Automation, our qualified technicians have solved all the failures of our customers. In most cases, it has been necessary to repair the garage doors, automatic and pedestrian doors of the neighborhood, residential and private communities due to misuse (for example, when a car knocks on the door) or to the passage of the time. All the mechanical installations need periodic revision and maintenance, to increase their useful life: when this maintenance is not carried out, it is more likely to have mechanical failures in an automatic garage door.

Sometimes the repair of the garage door is very simple and does not cost much. Other times, the fault is greater; only a few times do you have to change the door.

You can ask us without obligation for more information about our maintenance and repair services. It does not matter what type of motor has your garage door installed, or the manufacturer: get in touch with us and we will advise you on the best solution for your needs.