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Safety
KEEP YOUR GARAGE SAFE AND SECURE
A garage door is the largest moving object in a home, and is typically used every day, giving homeowners good reason to keep it in proper working order. With homeowners often in or near garages, or leaving the house empty while at work or on a vacation, it is important to be familiar with garage door safety and security.
Safety Tips:
- Always keep the garage door opening clear of people, pets and objects when operating a door.
- Mount garage door opener control buttons 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 and discuss garage door safety with them.
- Know how to use your garage door’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 a qualified garage door professional for inspection or repair.
- Do not attempt to remove, adjust or repair cables and springs, or anything to which these parts are attached or fastened. A qualified garage door professional using proper tools and instruction must make repairs or adjustments. These parts are under high tension and can cause serious injury or death if not handled properly.
- Test your garage door opener’s reversing mechanism monthly by placing a 2 x 4 board or a roll of paper towels in the door’s path. If the door does not reverse after contacting the object, refer to your owner’s manual and call a qualified garage door professional for service.
- 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 on hardware. Call a qualified garage door professional for adjustment. Do not operate a door that jams or one that has a broken spring.
- More recent garage door openers feature photoelectric eye beams, which are mounted a few inches off of the floor and send an invisible beam across the door’s path. If the invisible beam is broken, the garage door will automatically reverse into its fully open position even without contact. The Safe-T-Beam® photoelectric eye system is a standard feature on the entire line of Genie® garage door openers.