Can a hot Antioch summer cause problems with your garage door and garage door opener?

Winter can play havoc with your Antioch garage door. Summer is a strain on your garage door and garage door opener, too. You might say that spring and autumn offer opportunities for garage doors and garage door openers to relax a little. It’s those other two seasons that put garage doors and garage door openers to the test.

Currently, Antioch is in the middle of another summer. Temperatures have frequently topped 90 and are otherwise hovering in the 80s. There are several factors where summer heat challenges the operation and durability of your garage door and garage door opener. For instance:

The sun beating down on your garage door: We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘It’s hot enough you can cook an egg on the sidewalk.’ Unfortunately for your garage door, the burning heat of the sun is not restricted to the sidewalk. While, at midday, the sun may not hit your garage door as directly, depending on which direction your garage door faces, there are parts of the day when the sun beats down relentlessly on your garage door.

Consider that black pavement can hit temperatures of 140-degrees under the assault of the sun. If your garage door is made of wood, the sun can dry out the wood causing cracking. Additionally, when things get hot, they expand. If your garage door is expanding from the heat, things can get a bit tight in the way the door operates. The sun can even trick the sensors for your garage door opener.

The effects of heat and humidity: The heat and humidity on a sultry summer day can cause problems with the wiring of your garage door opener, as well as the sensors. If the bearings for the wheels that roll in the channels on either side of the garage door are not properly lubricated, the heat and humidity can exacerbate the problem.

Summer storms bring power outages: Your garage door opener should be connected to a surge protector to avoid problems if there is a power outage. Summer storms in Antioch, and the lightning that often accompanies such storms, can cause problems.

Garage door maintenance and garage door maintenance are summer insurance

Timely and proper garage door maintenance can go a long way to mitigating summer-related problems with your garage door and garage door opener. Adjustments and properly applied lubricants take away much of the wear-and-tear that shorten the lives of garage doors and garage door openers.

An ounce of garage door summer-problem prevention is worth a pound of cure. Have your garage door and garage door opener maintained and this Antioch summer can do its worst and you’ll be fine.