The
chain drive garage door openers are possibly the most used garage door
openers nowadays. Not just they’re the most affordable, but they’re
readily accessible in several hardware & department stores making
them the most convenient in the garage door industry. However, proper
maintenance is essential to make the most of your chain drive garage
door opener in the coming years. If you are the owner of a chain drive
garage door opener, here are some maintenance tips that you should be
following for the best performance:
Loose hardware guides to issues:
With
the continuous use, the hardware of your garage door openers will start
to loose itself. Twice or thrice a year you must take a screwdriver,
ratchet, or adjustable wrench and tighten all the nuts & bolds
firmly. If you ignore this issue you may have serious problems latter,
for example, pieces falling or chain binding & breaking.
Lubricate the chain:
Upkeep
of your garage door opener must be accomplished on at least a
half-yearly basis. Throughout this period you must inject some lubricant
to the chain drive. This will decrease the volume of sound sourced via
the chain and the chain will travel much smoother by decreasing the
volume of friction that’s sourced by the metal contact.
Fine-tune the chain limit:
At
least twice a year you must inspect to see if the chain have any slack
inside it because this slack will make the gate to close extremely hard
and not open smoothly. This is a typical happening that’ll take place
after few years of continuous use. However, by employing the limit screw
you can decrease the gap in your chain.
Lubricate door rails:
Besides
the garage gate requiring to be maintained, you’ll aid the openers to a
great extent by making certain that the garage gate is also well cared
for. This’ll only need that you inspect the bolts on the garage gate
slides on each surface of the opening. You must also lubricate your
garage door wheels so they’ll glide effortlessly without any binding. For professional installation or repairing of your chain drive garage door openers, contact D.C Garage Door.
