Thanksgiving Schedule

Grove City Garage Door Inc. will be open next week on 11/24-11/26 for regular business hours of 8-5. We will close for the holiday weekend on 11/27. We will re-open on Monday 12/01, we will most likely answer the phone on the closed days. So if you are in need of scheduling a repair or anything the first week of December, we will be available for scheduling!

Garage Door Springs

Garage door springs have a tendency to break during the colder months of the year. The colder weather will aide in the spring breaking in two. On a two car garage there are two springs above the garage door unless you have extension springs. Extension springs run along the track from the back of the track to the front of the track. If you have Wayne Dalton springs, they are located above the garage door in a tube. We do not install Wayne Dalton springs, however we will change your Wayne Dalton spring set up to a standard spring set up. A Wayne Dalton change over is known as a spring conversion. A one car garage has one spring located above the garage door. We also install commercial garage door springs.

We DO NOT recommend changing the garage door springs yourself, without the proper tools a spring can cause serious bodily harm.

We DO recommend that if one spring breaks to get both springs changed at that time. It is inevitable that the other spring will break soon.

Oh the weather outside is so delightful!

As the weather turns cold and the snow starts to fall, don't forget to winterize your garage door.

The weatherstrip on the outside of the door should be checked and replaced if the weatherstrip is cracked or broken. The outside weatherstrip can let in cold air around the door.

The weatherstrip on the bottom of the door should be replaced. The bottom weatherstrip will also let cold air in around the bottom of the garage door. Also keep ice and snow clear of the bottom of the garage door, this will help the door not to freeze to the ground. The opener pulling the garage door open from being frozen to the ground can cause the garage door springs to break.

Cold temperatures means that the garage door spring may break. Extreme temperature changes can cause damage to garage door springs.

Also you should not see any kind of light from underneath of your closed garage door. If you are seeing light, you could need a new weatherstrip or a garage door adjustment.

Give us a quick call for a weatherization of your garage door. $79.00 is money well spent, and while we are there we can recommend any other repairs that are needed to keep your garage door functioning correctly this whole winter.

 

Garage Door Opener Range

Did you know that a CFL and LED bulb can greatly reduce the garage door opener range? Are you having difficulty opening your garage door from a distance and cannot figure out what is wrong?

The garage door opener has a stand by feature that shuts off the light bulbs and reduces the amount of electricity being used. So you can keep a regular bulb in your garage door opener and not be worried about how much power it is using.

Residential Garage Door Openers

Grove City Garage Door Inc. carries LiftMaster and Chamberlain garage door openers. We sell the garage door openers with one keyless entry, two remotes, safety sensors, and the wall button. Grove City Garage Door Inc. is a Factory Authorized Dealer of Liftmaster garage door openers. Chamberlain garage door openers are made by Liftmaster.

LiftMaster and Chamberlain garage door openers are reliable, they perform quietly, and they are energy efficient. Liftmaster and Chamberlain are both changing all of their openers to MyQ Technology, which is technology to open your garage door with your SmartPhone.......

Connectivity:

-MyQ Technology enables you to securely monitor and control your garage door opener and houselights with your smartphone, tablet, or computer

-Alerts can be received as email or pop-up notifications on your mobile device so that you always know the status of your garage door and houselights.

-MyQ mobile app is a free download requiring no activation or subscription fee.

Performance:

-P3 Motors are reliable, durable and powerful

-1/2 HP AC motor with belt or chain drives. (Belt drives are quiet to operate.)

-Energy efficient operation consumes up to 75% less power in standby mode

-Lifetime motor warranty and 1-year on parts warranty

Safety and Security:

-Security+ 2.0 safeguards your household- with every click a new code is sent to the garage door opener so that the door opens only for you.

-PosiLock locks down your garage door by electronically monitoring against a forced opening.

-Alert-2-Close warning system provides audible and visual warnings when the garage door is about to close when using MyQ Technology

-The Protector System has safety sensors that project a light beam across the garage door opening, automatically reversing the door if anything interrupts the beam.

LiftMaster makes Chamberlain, so essentially they are the same opener on the inside. We recommend getting a belt drive opener because it is quiet to operate.