Garage Door Safety Checks for Pueblo Homes
The garage door is the heaviest moving object in most houses.
The reversal test
Lay a solid object flat under the door and close it. The door must reverse on contact. If it does not, the force setting is wrong.
The photo-eye test
Break the beam with an object while closing. It must reverse. Both eyes should show steady lights.
The 1993 requirement
Every residential opener sold in the US since 1993 must have external entrapment protection. No photo-eyes means the unit predates that and should be replaced outright.
Springs are not DIY
This is the component that puts people in emergency rooms. A wound torsion spring holds enough energy to break bones.
Free estimate — no charge for the visit
Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it normally means in Pueblo. Every job is quoted in person and in writing before any work starts.
Other guides
- The Pueblo Garage Door Owner's Guide
- What High-Altitude Sun Does to a Garage Door
- Hail Damage on a Garage Door in Southern Colorado
- A Maintenance Schedule for a High-Desert Climate
- Pueblo Housing Eras and What Door Fits
- What 4,700 Feet Does to a Garage Door
- Is an Insulated Door Worth It in Pueblo?
- Hail Damage: What Is Cosmetic and What Is Not
- When the Door Fails and You Need the Car