In a perfect world, your garage door opener would never malfunction or need repairs. While many can last for years before a problem arises, garage door openers are just as prone to failures and problems as any other piece of mechanical equipment on your property.
Some general garage door repairs, like cleaning and lubricating garage door rollers and tracks, can be completed with relative ease. The majority of garage door opener repairs, however, will require the expertise and safety knowledge of a licensed, experienced garage door opener installation and repair technician.
Your garage door opener is essentially a motorized, electric appliance that lifts and lowers your heavy garage door. Just like any other electric appliance, it may begin to malfunction or behave strangely over time. You may notice that your opener is running but the door isn’t actually opening, that the door reverses during closing with no disruption to the automatic reversal sensors, that the door doesn’t open or close all the way or that it simply does not respond when the wall button or remote control is pressed.
For the most part, the only repairs that you can safely perform on your garage door opener yourself is the replacement of remote batteries, motor or controls testing and mechanism lubrication or alignment. Parts that are worn, broken or compromised often require the experienced eye of a professional to spot, and most repairs to your garage door opener simply aren’t safe for the inexperienced homeowner to tackle.
Be sure that you contact a local, licensed garage door opener repair technician with plenty of experience to diagnose and solve problems with your garage door opener so that you can rest assured that the work has been completed properly, with all safety features and functionality left intact.
