Is your Antioch garage door opener past its prime?

You don’t think about it much but, when you do, you can’t help but appreciate your Antioch garage door opener. Garage door openers are so customary today that virtually everyone has them operating their garage doors. But that wasn’t always the case. There was a time when garage door openers were almost unheard of.

You love your garage door opener because it is such an incredible convenience. As you’re driving up to the garage, or preparing to leave, you simply push a button and the garage door rises of lowers in accordance with your wishes. In the winter, or during heavy rainstorms, you can get in and out of your car without exposing yourself to those harsh elements so familiar to folks in Antioch. But there comes a time when garage door openers require replacement.

When do you need to replace your garage door opener?

One sign that your garage door opener needs repair or replacement is that, when you push the button to operate the garage door opener, nothing happens. That’s a pretty obvious clue that something is wrong. It may require some minor service but it requires something. 

Short of total failure, there are other signs that your Antioch garage door may have run its course. For instance:

Boy, that’s loud! If your garage door is increasingly loud when you operate the garage door opener, you have an issue. The garage door may need some lubrication and adjustment (hopefully). But it’s also a possible sign that the garage door opener isn’t what it used to be.

W-w-w-w-w-h-h-h-a-a-a-a-t-t-t-t is making the garage door vibrate like that? Excessive vibration when your garage door opener is in operation is another sign of a problem. Garage doors should not vibrate much when the door is going up or down. Once again, this can indicate the need for maintenance, lubrication and adjustment but can also indicate the garage door opener is past its prime.

I said, “UP!” If you push the button to open the garage door, it starts to go up but then, inexplicably, changes course, something is wrong. It’s recommended that you should have your garage door and garage door opener checked.

What’s with this button?! You keep pushing the button to activate the garage door opener, but nothing happens. After several tries, the garage door finally responds. This isn’t how a garage door opener is designed to operate. You may have a problem with the garage door opener control. But you can also have a problem with the garage door opener. In either case, and to find out which is the case, you should have the garage door opener, and the control, checked out.

The garage door opener on your Antioch garage should last quite a few years. But there will come a time when it has opened or closed the garage door for the last time. Remember that timely maintenance can help extend the life of your garage door and your garage door opener.