Make Your Busy Life Easier With Safer Garage Door Openers

Garage Door Openers are an often used every day convenience of today's modern life style.

They provide convenience, safety and security features that make living without one seem like one is in the dark ages.

Most automatic openers have remote controls that utilize Rolling Code Technology. This makes it more difficult for someone to scan your openers control code and open a Garage Door with a universal remote control.

Almost every day, opener's operate one of the biggest and heaviest moving objects in your home by remote control from a vehicle, exterior keypad or by a push button inside the garage.

Popular types of garage door openers

1/ Chain Drive Openers:

• Are the most common type of garage door opener.
• Are more affordable than belt or screw drive openers.
• Use a chain to open and close garage doors.
• Are noisier than belt or screw drives.
• Often require maintenance or replacement due to worn or loose chains.

2/ Belt Drive Openers:

• Use a belt to open and close garage doors.
• Are usually the quietest type of drive.
• Offer years of maintenance free service.

3/ Screw Drive Openers:

• Use a long screw like metal rod to open and close garage doors.
• Have few moving parts, therefore need less maintenance or repairs.
• Are noisier than belt drives, but quieter than chain drives.

Federal law requires that all new garage door openers have standard safety features. If an electronic beam, mounted a few inches from the ground is broken, or the door hit an obstruction, it should go into reverse. Safety approved openers use sensors that cause a garage door to reverse when it contacts an object in its path.

Factors to Consider

Power. Is the opener motor powerful enough to open and close the size of garage door in your home?

Quiet Operation. Quiet garage door openers below or next to a bedroom are becoming very popular and replacing those old, noisy openers of yester year.

This quieter operation depends mostly on the type of operating mechanism or drive that's used to open and close the garage door.

Safety & Security. Because Garage Doors are commonly used as a main entrance to today's home, you should have an opener that's safe for your family and one that also provides security for your home.

If you are considering a new Garage Door Opener or need to replace an existing one, buy it from a well known manufacturer or supplier.

Suppliers and Manufacturers

• Allister Door Openers
• Geni Garage Door Openers
• Craftsman Garage Door Openers
• Stanley Garage Door Openers
• Liftmaster Garage Door Openers
• Chamberlin Garage Door Openers
• Remote Garage Door Openers
• Wayne-Dalton Idrive Garage Door Openers
• Raynor Garage Door Opener

The Longevity Of Garage Door Openers

Depends On Proper Use And Maintenance