Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Tips On How to Adjust And Maintain Your Clopay Garage Door

It can be hard to adjust your Clopay garage door. Read further for clopay garage door installation instructions.

Firstly, you have to close the door completely, and then work from the inside. You wouldn’t want the door to close on you in the middle of working on it. Secondly, you have to check the metal tracks for dings, very smooth places, or any pinches.

If you notice any damages, flatten them out using a rubber mallet. Extremely damaged places will have to be replaced. You also have to inspect the mount brackets which keep the tracks in place. If any of the mount brackets are loose you will have to tighten the bolts and screws to keep them in place.

Ensure that your Clopay garage door tracks are properly aligned. Vertical tracking has to be accurately flush or plumb, close the exact same height as the garage wall. If you see any tracks that are not correctly aligned, you should loosen the bolts of the mounting bracket. But you should not totally loosen them.

Horizontal tracks have to slightly slant downwards, towards the back of the garage. You can use a rubber mallet to gently hit the tracks into the right positions. Use a level to double check the alignment before you tighten the screws or bolts.

Use a good lubricant spray, or one that is recommended by the manufacturer to lubricate the pulleys, rollers and tracks of your Clopay garage doors.

If you notice that one of the screw holes is large, replace the present screw with a longer one. Correct any sagging hinges. Also inspect the hinge’s screws and check for any other damage.

You also need to inspect the electric eyes that are on both sides of the door frame. These have to face each other in order to work correctly. Next, test your doors without the clopay garage door openers.

If the door works fine, then your problem may be the clopay garage door opener, and not the actual door. Next step is to reconnect the opener for your Clopay garage door. Reduce the travel limit for when the door closes and reverses.

If the door goes in the opposite direction without any manipulation from you, then you have to change the closing force. Altering these two things can make a great difference in the operation of your Clopay garage door.

You also have to check your Clopay garage door springs. Extension springs are attached at the back of the track. The torsion springs are at the top of the track. To repair a damaged torsion spring you have to hire a professional Clopay garage door installer as the spring can break and result in terrible injuries for the DIY’ers.

Use the clopay garage door installation instructions to determine the needed tension for all the springs. They are different, depending on the type of door.