{"id":149,"date":"2010-03-17T20:38:10","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T02:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2023-06-23T16:38:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T22:38:08","slug":"troubleshooting-your-garage-door-or-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/17\/troubleshooting-your-garage-door-or-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubleshooting Your Garage Door or Opener?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to Wikipedia, troubleshooting <\/a>is “a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garage door operation consists of parts (electronic and mechanical) in process, in delicate balance, fine-tuned to open and close the door safely and smoothly. And every so often, there is some trouble we would want to “shoot.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So it was not surprising to see many garage door questions in sites like Yahoo! Answers. The question types that I have seen while scanning this site can probably be ranked in frequency order: 1. “Why does my door go part of the way up, and then back down?” and 2. “Why does my door work some times and not others?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With increased recreational and commercial use of the garage door, residents and businesses may notice door problems starting and need to troubleshoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DDM has laid out answers to the above questions and many more on our troubleshooting page<\/a>. Accordingly, there you will find a logical resource, with the research done and backed by years of experience. Sometimes, the issue requires a part replacement, and other times part correction and\/or lubrication. But in any case, no one needs to go on with a jerky, uneven, stuck, or inoperable door. DDM has it covered!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Garage door operation consists of parts (electronic and mechanical) in process, in delicate balance, fine-tuned to open and close the door safely and smoothly. 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