Monday, July 31st, 2023 at 2:06 pm by Philip Kendall
For most of the world, the global pandemic has become a thing of the recent past. However, the supply chain issues resulting from the pandemic continue to impact a variety of industries, including ours. This is partly because of residual effects from the pandemic.…
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at 8:04 pm by Dan Musick
Limit switches are used to keep the garage door opener from trying to open a garage door that is already open, or trying to close a door that is already closed. Throughout the history of garage doors, engineers have come up with a wide variety of limit switch designs.…
Monday, November 8th, 2021 at 12:53 pm by Dan Musick
The old Allister and Allstar openers use two black sprockets. The one above the motorhead moves to activate the limit switches as the limit dogs reach their shut-off points.
Friday, August 14th, 2020 at 5:33 pm by Dan Musick
In the garage door industry, we distinguish between “openers” for residential applications and “operators” for commercial and industrial applications.
Back in the early eighties, I worked for Northwest Door in Elgin, Illinois. While there, I got to know a gentleman who had formerly worked for John Greene Corporation in Downers Grove, Illinois.…
Since 1980 I have been training professionals to repair the various types of equipment in the garage door industry. I had started my career with Overhead Door of Elk Grove in January of 1979. The following year, I began training the servicemen there in what was, during that time, one of the largest garage door sales, installation, and service companies in the industry.…
Friday, February 14th, 2020 at 5:53 pm by Dan Musick
Old Style Taylor Black End Hinge
Taylor garage doors have been obsolete since the early 1990s. After they ceased production, we often had to replace an entire door if only one of the sections was rusty or damaged. All the hardware, tracks, and torsion assembly parts for the older Taylor doors are replaceable with standard hardware.…
Saturday, April 14th, 2018 at 3:13 pm by Dan Musick
Over the years, manufacturers have sought to build more safety into their products. In addition to warning labels, garage door manufacturers often powder coat products with red paint for safety and to alert technicians of potential danger.
Dangerous Winding Cones
Probably the most dangerous component is the winding cone on a garage door torsion spring.…
This morning I heard that the unemployment rate was around four percent, which is about as low as I can ever remember it being. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that there is a shortage of workers in the Midwest.…
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