Best Type Of Garage Door Opener For Your Home

When you are choosing a new garage door opener for your home it can be a tricky undertaking. There are more than one kind of garage door opener. This makes choosing complicated the best type of garage door opener for your home difficult.

Types Of Residential Garage Door Openers

For residential purposes there are 3 types of garage door openers. Each type of garage door opener has its pros and cons.

Belt Drive Garage Door Openers

For homes that have living quarters near or over the garage door belt driven garage door openers can be a great option. They are quieter than chain driven systems. They do cost a little more than chain driven systems but pay off in being quieter garage door opener options.

Chain Drive Garage Door Openers

Chain garage door opener is by far the most common type of opener. As you might imagine these garage door openers use a chain to lift and lower the garage door. The chain is used to pull a trolley that moves the garage up and down. There are some systems where the chain pushes the garage instead of pulling it. The only big downside to a chain driven garage door opener is the noise, and it they are best for detached garages.

Screw Drive Garage Door Openers

Screw type garage door openers utilize a threaded steel rod to move the trolley. The trolley is attached to the garage door and is what moves it in a screw type opener. These garage door openers have less moving parts so they generally need less maintenance over the course of use. The only downside is that they are typically louder than a belt drive garage door opener.

Professional Installation Means Safety

Garage doors normally are just simple elements of our homes that operate without us thinking about them too much. However there are some serious forces that make them work and they can be quite dangerous if they have been left in disrepair or have been damaged. They need to be installed correctly by licensed and professional garage door installers.

Safety Sensors, Backup Batteries, & Emergency Releases

Quality installation depends on having a few things done right. Safety sensors are a big part of making sure everyone is safe, while also installing them so they do not malfunction. If they are not installed straight or they are not tight against the door jamb they can be easily knocked out of alignment. If they are out of alignment your garage door won’t move or completely close. Many times they will simply reverse and reopen.

Battery backup and emergency releases are also important factors in the function and safety of your garage door opener installation. Battery backup helps you if the power is to get your car out of the garage. Emergency releases are for when there is something wrong and you need to pop the garage loose from the opener and try to open and close it manually.

Garage Door Opener Installation

If you live in Mesa or the Phoenix valley On Track Garage Door can help you choose the best garage door opener to fit your home. In addition to installing new garage door openers we service and repair them. So if you have a garage door that isn’t operating smoothly or has stopped working completely we have the knowledge to diagnose what is going wrong, and get it fixed. Give us a call today if you need installation, service, or repair anywhere in the Phoenix valley.