| Garage doors are no longer the regular roll-top ones, | | | | horsepower. Garage door openers differ in speed |
| which have to be pushed up by hand. These days, | | | | also. The average speed is 7 inches lift/drop per |
| garage door openers are provided with various | | | | second. There are openers that operate at even |
| accessories to make opening easier. No matter how | | | | double this speed.Garage door openers are provided |
| heavy the garage door, it can be fitted with the right | | | | with different kinds of warranties. Safety is another |
| kind of opener. These openers ensure utmost safety | | | | important aspect while choosing the right garage |
| and security for garages under any conditions. They | | | | door opener. It is mandatory that all automatic door |
| are also provided with several options and in various | | | | openers should be equipped with a non-contact |
| designs to suit the exact requirements of the user. | | | | invisible beam system that can sense the approach |
| The best thing is, they can be installed within 3-5 | | | | of a person and make the door to reverse back to |
| hours (even do-it-yourself ones). A professional can | | | | the open position. Other mandatory features of |
| install a garage door opener in 1 hour!Garage door | | | | garage openers are: automatic lights, a timed |
| openers are of two kinds depending on the use: | | | | reversing feature, a manual emergency release cord |
| residential and commercial. In the commercial range of | | | | and a force adjustment feature.Garage door openers |
| garage door openers, the main models are: Trolley, | | | | are usually noisy but some advanced models are |
| Jackshift, Hoist and the Slide models. While Trolley | | | | being designed to be really quiet. Proper maintenance |
| openers are used for standard lifting on sectional | | | | and lubrication would also lessen the noise made by |
| doors, Jackshift is used for grilles, rolling doors and | | | | garage door openers. On the whole, garage door |
| shutters. Hoist operators are similar to Jackshifts but | | | | openers should be weather resistant, safe, and |
| they are also suitable for heavy duty industrial doors. | | | | should have the least wire exposure for long |
| The slide door openers are meant for single and | | | | life.Garage doors can also be operated by a remote |
| bi-parting slide doors and also for fire doors.The main | | | | control. This is especially useful for people who have |
| step in purchasing a garage door opener is to | | | | homes with multiple garages. However, it is better to |
| determine the actual drive system. Garage door | | | | have a rolling radio signal code for the control as it is |
| openers are of three kinds depending on the drive | | | | easy for thieves to capture the code from thin air. |
| system: belt driven, chain driven and direct drive. The | | | | Garage door openers can also have an automatic |
| most important points to be considered in a garage | | | | light, remote control and a wall operator, as well as |
| opener system are the kind of motor and the | | | | the option of single/two/three button transmitters. |