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Find out what are the garage door common problems Chicago. Other home owners face them at some point. Do you need a garage door repair in Chicago or the close suburbs? Get profesional garage door service and let the pros handle the rest.

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Garage Door Common Problems Chicago

Next we will list some of the most common garage door problems Chicago homes have to go trough at some point. If you door is old, some of these are coming your way.

Garage Door Won’t Open

If your garage door won’t open will list the things you can do. We will include when to call the guys who can take it off your hands

What you can do:

1. Check remote battery, try the wall switch or different remote.
2. Check your operator for lack of power. Is it getting power?
3. Check for objects jamming by the tracks or at the top of your door
4. Pull red hanging string to put door on manual. If door opens manually its a garage door opener issue.
5. Broken gear in operator(Call Pro)
6. Broken Spring above your door (Call Pro)

Call a pro when your garage door won’t open:

1. Broken Spring- Door comes up a bit, then goes back down.
2. Operator hums but garage door won’t open or move.
3. When you are not sure or believe is unsafe.

Garage Door Won’t Close

Your garage door won’t close? See the list for the common causes if you press the button but your door won’t close. 

What you can do:

1. Check for miss aligned or blocked safety sensors(operator blinks 10 times)
2. Check for obstructions by the garage door tracks.
3. Operator turns on but Garage door won’t close or move(broken gear?)
4. Check the door is not on manual. Red string was pulled by accident?
5. Broken garage door opener chain 

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Call a pro if garage door won’t close when:

1. Door comes down crooked,won’t stay closed, and keeps pulling up on one side
2. Broken Gear inside your operator
3. Broken Chain
4. When you are not sure and or need an profesional opinion 
5. Need a new garage door opener Chicago

Cold Garage Door Problems

Chicago’s brutal weather conditions affect the way your garage door system works. In Chicago, a hot summer can get as hot as 120 F and as cold as       -47F in a cold winter as in 2019. Luckly our garage door quality systems are built to work even in this kind weather.

For the most part they do an amazing job of opening the door whenever we leave or come back home. As great as the systems are they also will require some maintenance over time.

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Broken Garage door Springs

When you get a broken garage door spring, the absolute best thing can do is to call a garage door expert. They are extremely dangerous because of the powerful tension. The risk of getting hurt, The risk of not getting it right, the time spent in doing the proper research, getting right  materials and the lack of proper tools are just a few reasons to call a professional right away to get garage door spring repair. You will save your self a big headache and annoyance just by leaving it to the pros. You sure will be glad you did.

Broken Garage Door Cables

If you notice or suspect you have your garage door cables broken or came of the wheel, you may wan to call the garage door experts right away. This could be very challenging for the regular homeowner. Cables are connected to the springs force and attached to the bottom of the garage door to pull it up. If your garage door closed crocked and pulls only one side you might have a garage door cable issue my friend. But you can just give us a call and we will get it off your back.

Safety Sensors

This is a one of garage door problems and you can take a few steps to correct before calling a garage door company near me. For Lifmaster, Chamberlain, Craftman, Reynor, Sears, 1999 and newer. Each sensor has a light. Amber light sensor sends the light beam. Green sensor receives it. If green is on and solid we are always good. If green light is off, maybe something is blocking the light or it came out of alignment. Remove obstructions or wiggle the green sensor until it stays solid green when facing amber light sensor.. Safety sensors is one of the most common garage door problems Chicago homeowners have to deal with.

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Faulty Remotes

• Replace new battery. Battery life is about 4-5 years
• Reprogram. Press learn bottom in the back of the operator and press the bottom on you remote you with to program. You may need to click you bottom a few times. Go slow about a click for second until you hear a click on the operator. That indicates garage door remote is programmed.
• Replace. Get a new remote

Garage Door  Won’t open

• Sensor
• cables
• operator
• Buckles

Garage Door won’t close

Some of the reasons your garage door won’t close can be caused by:

• Operator
• Cable
• Obstructions
• Broken Spring

Bent tracks

Bent garage door common problems Chicago and with tracks can be replaced if they had been hit with a car or the garage door went down crooked. New garage door models come in tracks that can be easily replaced by a garage door expert.

Damages Garage Door Sections

Does your garage door has cracks in the middle of the top section? That is a garage door common problem with older doors. When the door is up and doesn’t have a strong support along its with, it hangs and cracks. It takes many years to get to the point. You can have a single panel replaced, but if the door is old and/or two or more panels are damaged, maybe replacing the whole door makes more sense. Old doors need  a lot more maintenance compared to a new door with will go at least ten years at little to no maintenance. Harsh weather in Chicago affects your panels. 

nspection once a year and the weather will leave your door alone. Garage door problems will apear here and there but don’t worry, we are a call away!

Garage Door buckles

Cracked panel, damaged opener-door joints, cable off. Replacing a panel is a task that requires expert knowledge  in order to do it properly and be safe. This is a repair for a garage door expert. Harsh weather in Chicago affects your garage door and all its components.

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Bad weather in Chicago is the garage door worse enemy for your garage door system. Schedule an inspection once a year and the weather will leave your door alone. Garage door problems will apear here and there but don’t worry, we are a call away!