Putting Up New Garage Door Opener

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Putting up new garage door opener.

Most units hang from angle irons and metal straps that have holes drilled in them at regular intervals. A glitchy garage door opener can cause daily frustration. If your automatic opener doesn t have an automatic reversing system that includes photoelectric eyes replace it. There are two basic types of garage door openers chain driven and belt driven.

Most newer garage doors with. Prepare your garage door. Preparing to install a garage door opener 1. Assess whether you have the type of garage door that can have an opener attached.

A support strut usually included in the door kit and an opener bracket not included. Attach the straps to the power unit with the hardware provided. Choose a garage door opener. But the mounting straps that are included are often so flimsy that you can bend them with your hands.

Attach the straps to the irons with hex head screws. Let the home depot install your new garage door opener and save you from battling your unresponsive opener or lifting your door by hand. Cut it to size with a hacksaw. Garage door openers come with everything you need for garage door opener installation.

The four best selling types of garage door opener are belt drive chain drive direct drive and screw drive. Bolt the angle irons to a rafter or rafters with lag screws.