Periodically test the balance
of
your
door. Start
with
your
door closed.
Disconnect the
garage
door opener release mechanism
so
you
can
operate the door
by
hand.
You should be able to
lift the door
smoothly and with little resistance.
It should stay open around three to four
feet
above
the
floor. If
it does not, it is out of
balance, Have it adjusted by a
professional.
Garage
Door
Opener
Safety
An Automatic
Decision
Thke a few rninutes to inspect and test
your
garage
door system. Make rnonthly inspection
and testing a
part
of
your
regular routine.
Safery is
everyone's
business. Make
garage
door
opener safety automatic in
your
home.
This
irnportant
information is
provided
by the U.S.
Consumer Product Safetv Comrnission,
the National
Safety Corrnciland the
Indrrstry Coalition for
Automatic
Garage Door Opener Safety.
National
Safety
Council
o 1991 The
Induslry
Coalilion
For Automatic Garage Door Opener Salety Printed in U S A
Automatic
Garage
Door
0pener
Safety &
Maintenance
Guide
Garage
door
openel
safety-
An
automatic
decision
A
garage
d.oor is the largest
mouing object in the
home. An improperly
arliusted, garage
d.oor opener
cctn exert deadly
force
when the
door closes
-
which could Lea.d to
entrdpment of children
or aAults
and subsequent injury
or d"eath
from
asphyxiation.
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