How To Install an Electric Garage Door Opener
An electric garage-door opener can not only provide convenience, it can also improve the security level of your home. These devices are rather inexpensive and moderately easy to install. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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How To Install an Electric Garage-Door Opener
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Assemble the rail system. Depending on the model of opener you have purchased, it will either be a screw-drive or a chain-drive unit. Both will have a rail system, normally shipped in two or three sections that must be assembled.
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Mount the wall bracket. Use your tape measure to determine the center of your door and the correct height to mount the wall bracket from the floor. Most brackets will mount with either two or three large wood screws. Make certain the screws are placed in a stud, or in the solid door frame.
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Attach the rail to the opener. Bolt the rail system to the opener and line the chain/cable up on the sprocket. You will want to have the chain reasonably tight, but fine-tuning adjustments can be made after the unit is installed.
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Mount the opener brackets. These brackets will be secured to the garage ceiling with wood screws. Again be certain they are firmly set in the ceiling joists. These brackets should extend down to the height where you plan to hang the opener. Measure this distance and make certain they are all correctly in place before continuing.
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Set the opener in place. Carefully set the opener on the step ladder for support then raise the rail end and secure it to the wall bracket by sliding a carriage pin in place. Once this is secure, raise the opener to the correct level and mount it to the opener brackets with the bolts provided. Be certain to keep the opener as level as possible.
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Make any needed adjustments to the chain tension then plug in the power cord. Set the limit switches on the unit and program any remote or keyless entry systems you may have.
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Tips & Warnings
Make certain the opener you select is rated for the door size/type you have.
When setting the limit switches do not continuously operate the unit or you could damage the motor and/or capacitor.
