During the very cold Minnesota winters people find it best to keep their cars in garages, so they don’t have to worry about dead batteries and frozen gas lines. However, if their Garage door in Minnesota doesn’t open in the morning, it can be hard to get to work on time. It’s important to have a garage door company that responds any time day or night. It can mean getting to work a few hours late or missing the entire day.
Once the uniformed technician has arrived with a fully-stocked van, he can quickly assess the situation. Often the automatic garage door opener is the problem. It either needs to be cleaned or to have a new battery. This is a quick fix that can have the driver on their way in a matter of minutes. If it’s not the opener, the then technician will determine if the garage door springs are still working. These are graded by the number of times they can open and close the garage door. Often the car owner will hear a whining or grinding noise as these wear out.
Homeowners sometimes hear that sound and decide that they will save some money by replacing the springs themselves. This is a very unwise decision. Garage door springs work under a large amount of tension. If they are not mounted on the wall securely, they can fly off of the ceiling when the car owner attempts to open or close the doors. This can severely damage a car or cause life-threatening injuries to anyone in the car or garage. This task is best left to a certified technician.
Sometimes the frame of the garage door opener warps if it wasn’t attached to the wall of the garage properly. If this happens, the wire that pulls the door up to the ceiling can’t work properly. This is a more time consuming repair because the frame will need to be replaced. It’s important to use a garage door repair company that checks the background of it’s workers for a criminal history. If the electronic lock information is given to the wrong person, thieves can have easy access to the garage and home.