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Common Garage Door Parts
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premium garage door service garage door parts eaganFor those who aren’t too familiar with garage doors and the way they work, sometimes it can seem like garage door professionals like us are speaking a different language. We sell garage door parts near Eagan, so we thought we would take the time to define some of the parts that we sell and repair the most often.

Astragal: The weather stripping that runs along the bottom of your garage door. It keeps drafts and rain from coming into your garage.

Bottom bracket: The lifting cables are attached to the two bottom brackets on most types of sectional doors. There is one bracket on the right and one on the left of your garage door.

Cable drums: The piece that keeps the lifting cable in line and from getting tangled. This is one of the most important parts of a tensions spring system.

Cable safety device: This keeps the garage door from falling if the cable ever breaks.

Cable stop: A safety device similar to the cable safety device. This is attached to the end of the cable and keeps it from slipping through the drum.

Cable: Also known as the lifting cable, this part connects to the bottom bracket to the counterbalance mechanism.

Clearances: Refers to how much backroom, headroom and side room (the distance around the walls of your garage) is needed to properly install your garage door.

Curtain: The face of your garage door that goes up and down or side to side.

Cycle: Refers to when your garage door goes from fully closed to fully open and then back to fully closed. Parts like torsion springs are rated for how many of these cycles they can safely complete in their lifetime.

Extension springs: These carry the weight of the garage door as it is lifted. They run from a pulley that is attached to the door and stretch on either side of the door to the rear track hanger.

Gauge: Refers to steel thickness. The thinner the steel, the higher the number.

Horizontal track: Runs parallel to the garage ceiling and it supports and guides the door as it opens.

Jambs and jamb seal: Jambs are vertical pieces on either side of the garage door frame and the jamb seal is the weather stripping that runs around the jamb and helps keep drafts and rain from getting into your garage.

Photo-electric sensor: These are a safety feature that is required by law and reverse the direction of your garage door if it comes into contact with some type of obstruction.

Torsion springs: Another type of spring system that help raise and lower your garage door.

Track: This part holds and guides the roller assembly and runs vertically to the top of the garage door and then horizontally and parallel to the garage’s ceiling.

For more information on garage door parts in Eagan or the surrounding areas, call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489, or you can contact us and Request Service.

How to Prepare Your Garage Door for Winter
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With winter soon here, it is time to start winterizing your house, yard, car and more. When you are going through and making sure things are ready for the upcoming cold season, don’t forget about your garage door! There are a few things you should check before the worst of the frigid air is upon us. And if you discover you need garage door parts for your Lino Lakes garage door, give us a call for help.

Check the batteries

The cold weather can wreak havoc on batteries, even the one that powers your garage door opener. Take a few seconds to open the remote to make sure the battery is still in good shape. Make sure it is not corroded or leaking battery acid.

Inspect the garage door’s drive track

Take a look at the drive track and make sure there are no obstructions that could keep your garage door from opening and closing. Be sure the belt or chain is able to travel smoothly along the rail. If not, call us for the necessary garage door parts or to set up a time for us to come out and fix it for you.

Properly lubricate your garage doors

Check to make sure your garage door has the proper lubrication. This is especially important during the winter time, but you should also be checking this year-round to be on the safe side. If you notice that there isn’t enough lubrication, call us and we can come out and take care of lubricating it for you. If your garage door doesn’t have enough lubrication this winter, your garage door could stick on the track and get stuck and that could cause a lot of expensive problems.

Use your garage door on a regular basis

Most people use their garage as their main entrance and exit. But if you aren’t one of those people, be sure to occasionally open and close your garage door to help keep it from freezing shut. If there is snow and ice in the forecast, use rock salt on the concrete under and around your garage door. This will also help keep it from freezing shut.

These are just a handful of tips to help winterize your garage door. Contact us and we can tell you even more.

For more information on garage door parts in Lino Lakes and the surrounding areas, call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489, or you can contact us to Request Service.

Garage Door Parts: Definitions
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When you need garage door repair in Forest Lake, you might be a bit confused about the terms used by the Premium Garage Door Service technician who responds to your request for help. Here are a few definitions to help you decipher what they mean.

Opener

This one is fairly straightforward. An opener does just what it says it does. It is the main part that helps the garage door open and close. There is a motor that provides the power needed to open and shut the door. The more horsepower the motor has, the heavier the door can be. There are three types of openers: chain drive, belt drive and screw drive. When this is the garage door repair you need, you can ask the technician what kind of opener your garage door has.

Springs

One of the most frequent garage door repair work we do, springs hold the garage door steady while it opens and closes. If a garage door didn’t have springs, the door would be damaged during the opening and closing process. The function of the springs is to provide counterweight to the force of opening and closing, and the counterweight needs to be equal to the weight of the garage door. There are two main types of springs: extension and torsion. When you need garage door repair and the springs are the culprit, it is highly recommended that you call a professional to fix it. Springs can snap and cause serious injury to someone who isn’t sure of what he or she is doing.

Cables

Cables help lift the garage door up so the chain, belt or screw to pull it back. These go around drums that are near the upper corners of the frame of the garage door. These cables run along the vertical tracks that are along the sides of the door so it can pull the garage door up and then set it back down.

This is by no means a list of every single part of a garage door, but this gives you at least a starting point when it comes to understanding any necessary garage door repair that might be needed at your home or business.

For more information on garage door repair in Forest Lake, call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489 or Request Service.