Archive for October, 2009
Should I install manual lock for electric door?
Categories: Automatic Garage Doors
Electric garage doors are designed to prevent unauthorised entry protecting not only the contents of your garage but you and your family. Newer electric openers function as the lock where as an older opener would usually require a manual lock.
We strongly discourage homeowners from attaching a lock once an opener has been installed. Accidentally locking the door can cause the opener to pull against the lock causing unrepairable damage to the garage door.
If you know that your garage door is not going to be used for a while because of a family holiday, for example, the vast majority of openers feature a digital lock. The digital lock can only be lock/unlocked from with inside the garage meaning that a remote control for the door will still not be sufficient in opening the garage door until the digital lock has been unlocked/disarmed.
Please Note: If no opener is installed on your garage door, a lock is highly recommended.
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Categories: Sectional Garage Doors
Have you considered the amount of headroom space required for fitting a sectional garage door?
This all depends on if you plan on automating the garage door. Automatic garage door openers are fitted against the the ceiling of the garage; this requires additional room between the ceiling and the top of the garage door opening.
With all the benefits offered by an automatic garage door, it’s still worth considering automating your garage door as an option.
Today’s garage doors are designed and manufactured to maximize space for efficiency. Manual sectional garage doors require as little as 70mm of headroom space; whereas, electric garage doors require double the amount of room (140mm).
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