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Houston Garage Door Repair
Sentry Garage Door and Gates is responsible for performing many different repair and maintenance tasks on a wide range of makes and models. As a group of service professionals working in the garage door field, we can very quickly identify many different issues that could be keeping your garage door from working correctly. Although we treat every client as a unique situation, we handle many common fixes regularly. Here’s some of the top reasons why your garage door may be broken:
Batteries In Your Garage Door Opener
First check the batteries in your receiver, then in the opener itself. The first thing that you should check before contacting a service professional, is the batteries in your garage door opener. Because a garage door opener, or its transmitter, requires the appropriate power to work.
Out Of Alignment Garage Door Track
At Sentry Garage Door and Gates we know sometimes a garage door track can fall out of alignment. This can cause issues when it comes to your garage door moving. It is best to contact a service professional if you happen to see the rollers are bent.
Less Control Over Opening
If your garage or randomly opens, or closes, there could be an issue with your receiver. We can work at finding you a replacement.
Garage Door Only Closes Part Way
Garage doors have a mechanism which can reverse them to prevent the chances of damage when objects fall into the path of the garage door. So, if dust or debris buildup is in the track. The result can be it preventing the rollers from moving.
Garage Door Will Not Open
If your garage door won’t open, remember a garage door can be much heavier than you think. If the springs in the door break, it can be very difficult to open the door. Contact Sentry Garage Door and Gates if you feel as though the springs may be broken, or your door will not lift.
Door Opener Is Running But Door Will Not Open
If the automatic garage door opener is continuing to run, but it won’t open your door. You could consider opening and closing the door manually. The switch on the rope that leads to your automatic door opener could have become unhooked, but there is a way to reattach the hook, and secure it. Either call a service professional, or attempt to reattach the hook yourself.
Garage Door Closes Too Quickly
If your garage door closes to quickly, and/or creates a large bang when it does close. There is a very good chance that a broken tension spring could be the problem. When working with broken springs, it’s best to have a professional come out to your location.
Automatic Garage Door Opener Does Not Run Long Enough
If the door is closed and the motor is continuing to lift without movement. There could be an issue with the springs, or obstacles in the track. Or, possibly the lock to your garage door has been activated accidentally. So, keep some of these top issues in mind for why your garage door may not open. And remember to contact Sentry Garage Door and Gates with any questions.
Check Garage Door Opener Safety Sensor
If your garage door opener isn’t working. You may want to consider checking the safety sensors. They are located on the side of your garage door. If the sensors happened to be blocked, there could be a chance that your garage door is detecting something. Clean off the lens with a dry cloth, or consider checking the wires attached to the sensor.