Tucson’s Leading Garage Door Experts
Safety and Security in Your Garage
A garage door is one of the largest moving objects in your home, and is typically used every day, giving you good reason to keep it in proper working order. Overhead Door is dedicated to providing safe and reliable products that last for many years. We would like to offer the following practical tips for keeping your garage doors and openers in safe, proper working order.
Garage door safety tips
- Mount the garage door opener control button out of the reach of small children (at least five feet from the floor) and where you have a clear view of the door.
- Do not let children play with garage door remote controls; explain that the remote controls are not toys.
- Set a good example for children and discuss garage door safety with them; explain how to operate the door safely.
- Test your garage door opener’s reversing mechanism monthly by placing a 2 x 4 board in the door’s path. If the door does not reverse after contacting the object, call us for a professional repair.
- Know how to use your garage door opener’s emergency release feature. Your owner’s manual provides instructions.
- Visually inspect your garage door each month. Look at the garage door’s springs, cables, rollers and pulleys for signs of wear. If any of these components appear damaged, contact an authorized Overhead Door Ribbon® distributor for inspection or repair.
- Do not attempt to repair cables or springs. These parts are under high tension and require special tools for adjustment. Improper handling or disconnection can cause breakage and serious injury.
- To avoid damage to your door and/or opener, make sure you disable and/or remove any door locks, ropes, and/or cables prior to operating your opener.
- Use the release mechanism on the garage door opener to manually open the door using its interior or exterior lift handles. The door should lift smoothly with little resistance and should stay open around three or four feet above the floor. If it is difficult to perform this task, your door may be out of balance, causing premature wear. Call us for an adjustment.
- To prevent accidents when a garage door is closing, invest in a garage door opener that features photoelectric eye safety beams, which are mounted a few inches off the floor and send an invisible beam across the door’s path. If the invisible beam is broken, the garage door will automatically reverse to its fully open position. The invisible beam provides added safety to the auto reverse mechanism, as the door does not have to contact an object in order to reverse. The Safe-T-Beam® is a standard feature on the entire line of Overhead Door garage door openers.
Garage Door Security
- While on vacation or away from home for extended periods of time, unplug the garage door opener unit or use a vacation lock on the wall console switch, which is an optional accessory on Overhead Door® garage door openers.
- Consider purchasing a garage door opener with rolling code technology, which changes the access codes each time the transmitter is used to prevent code grabbing. Overhead Door’s CodeDodger® has been incorporated as a standard feature into our full line of openers since 1995.
- Wireless keypads, which activate the garage door opener with a personal identification number (PIN), are available for Overhead Door® garage door openers. This allows family members to open the door without the use of a key or remote. Never disclose the PIN or leave it written down.
- Never leave the remote control in the car or with a parking attendant. It should be treated like a house key. Always lock the door from the garage to the inside of your home for greater safety and security.Check to make sure your garage door is closed when you lock your entry doors at night.
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“Very professional organization! New to the area and went off the recommendation of a friend. Very thankful for their good service, workmanship, fit and finish. Thank you!”
“My garage door was groaning when opening or closing and I didn’t know the code on the outside keypad to control it. The technician quickly set my car and the keypad to control my door. He then lubed the rollers and springs so there’s no more groaning! This service call ranks as the best I have ever had!”
“Our garage door broke, and later that same afternoon, Asa arrived and clearly and calmly explained what needed to be done to fix it. He worked his magic and by that evening all was well. We are so thankful for the quick and friendly service.”
“Overhead Door replaced our garage door and repaired the drive mechanism recently. The work was done on time as promised, at the agreed upon price, which was, we think, quite modest. There was no attempt to try to sell us more than what we wanted done. We are happy with Overhead Door and would not hesitate to use them again.”
“Had an issue at my mother‘s house called Overhead Door. They were there within one day wonderful people to work with very personal. I will use them from now on. They’re great. They don’t try to sell you what you don’t need only what you do need to make sure the doors work correctly.”
“We had a non-working garage door due to a broken motor and, in less than a day, we received exceptional service from Asa Whitney of the Overhead Door Company. He quickly diagnosed the problem, came up with an innovative solution, and completed the work for a very reasonable expense. We strongly recommend Asa to others.”
“Overhead gave us a first class experience. From inspection to sales and install, with great office support, we had confidence in the process. Reasonable pricing too.”
“These folks are knowledgeable and professional. Installers are skilled. A perfect install!”
“These folks did a great job! We were out of town when we had a problem with our automatic gate, they came right out repaired the gate opener, and we are back in business. The bill was more than reasonable for the great service.”
“Very professional organization! New to the area and went off the recommendation of a friend. Very thankful for their good service, workmanship, fit and finish. Thank you!”
“My garage door was groaning when opening or closing and I didn’t know the code on the outside keypad to control it. The technician quickly set my car and the keypad to control my door. He then lubed the rollers and springs so there’s no more groaning! This service call ranks as the best I have ever had!”
“Our garage door broke, and later that same afternoon, Asa arrived and clearly and calmly explained what needed to be done to fix it. He worked his magic and by that evening all was well. We are so thankful for the quick and friendly service.”
“Overhead Door replaced our garage door and repaired the drive mechanism recently. The work was done on time as promised, at the agreed upon price, which was, we think, quite modest. There was no attempt to try to sell us more than what we wanted done. We are happy with Overhead Door and would not hesitate to use them again.”
“Had an issue at my mother‘s house called Overhead Door. They were there within one day wonderful people to work with very personal. I will use them from now on. They’re great. They don’t try to sell you what you don’t need only what you do need to make sure the doors work correctly”
“We had a non-working garage door due to a broken motor and, in less than a day, we received exceptional service from Asa Whitney of the Overhead Door Company. He quickly diagnosed the problem, came up with an innovative solution, and completed the work for a very reasonable expense. We strongly recommend Asa to others.”
“Overhead gave us a first class experience. From inspection to sales and install, with great office support, we had confidence in the process. Reasonable pricing too.”
“These folks are knowledgeable and professional. Installers are skilled. A perfect install!”
“These folks did a great job! We were out of town when we had a problem with our automatic gate, they came right out repaired the gate opener, and we are back in business. The bill was more than reasonable for the great service.”
