Why is the garage door opener in your Island Lake garage beeping, squeaking or making a racket?

If your Island Lake garage door opener is making noise,
you may want to have a professional check it out.

Garage doors are seldom absolutely quiet, as it went up and down, but you may notice that your Island Lake garage door is making more noise than it used to make. The garage door opener may beep. The garage door, itself, may make more noise while going up and down. Why is this? Should you be worried? Should you do anything at all?

Beeping: If your garage door opener is beeping, depending on what brand of garage door opener you have, it can mean several things, such as:

1. The garage door opener has a battery backup and, if it beeps every 2 seconds, the garage door opener is operating on battery power. If it beeps every 30 seconds and has a flashing orange LED light, it means the battery is low and requires replacement. 
2. Your garage door has Wi-Fi, in which case a single beep means it’s going into Wi-Fi mode while a single continuous beep means that the unit is trying to connect to the router. Two beeps mean it's trying to connect to the server, three slow beeps mean the garage door opener is connecting to the network and three fast beeps are confirmation that you’ve erased the opener from Wi-Fi. Ultimately, you should ask your garage door technician and/or check your Owners Manual.

Squeaking: With a garage door that squeaks as it goes up and down, the problem is usually insufficient lubrication. The sound isn’t the only problem. If it’s squeaking, it means the door is putting more drag on the opener and parts of the garage door. Things will wear out faster.

Grinding: This is a metal-to-metal sound that could indicate a problem with the chain or belt drive. They may require adjustment or replacement. Once again, you should take care of this problem before it spreads and causes other problems.

Clinking: If you hear a clinking as the door is raised or lowered, this often indicates that you have a problem with your springs. It could also be a problem with the rollers.

Whatever the noise, you shouldn’t ignore the problem. Your Island Lake garage door is trying to tell you something and you should have the problem looked at before it gets worse. However, you don’t have to wait for your garage door to make noise. Bring in a qualified garage door technician for annual maintenance and you may never hear your garage door, or garage door opener, making unwanted beeps, squeaks or a racket.