Putting Up New Garage Door Opener

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Putting up new garage door opener.

A glitchy garage door opener can cause daily frustration. Cut it to size with a hacksaw. If your automatic opener doesn t have an automatic reversing system that includes photoelectric eyes replace it. Prepare your garage door.

Bolt the angle irons to a rafter or rafters with lag screws. But the mounting straps that are included are often so flimsy that you can bend them with your hands. Choose a garage door opener. Preparing to install a garage door opener 1.

Attach the straps to the irons with hex head screws. The four best selling types of garage door opener are belt drive chain drive direct drive and screw drive. Most newer garage doors with. Let the home depot install your new garage door opener and save you from battling your unresponsive opener or lifting your door by hand.

Most units hang from angle irons and metal straps that have holes drilled in them at regular intervals. Attach the straps to the power unit with the hardware provided. A support strut usually included in the door kit and an opener bracket not included. Garage door openers come with everything you need for garage door opener installation.

Doors with openers also require two extra pieces of hardware that you ll see in photo 4. So buy slotted angle iron at a hardware store.