Garage Door Opener Repair in Renton, WA

Garage door opener repair in Renton

Renton Garage Door Co handles Garage Door Opener Repair for homeowners in Renton, WA.

We also serve nearby Kent, Tukwila, Newcastle, Maple Valley, Covington, and Bellevue.

Your opener is legally required to reverse

Every automatic residential opener made or imported for U.S. sale after January 1, 1991 must have an automatic reversing system, and openers after 1993 must also have a secondary external entrapment-protection device such as a photoelectric 'electric eye', a door-edge sensor, or an equivalent.

If your opener uses an electric eye, it should be mounted 4 to 6 inches above the floor so it can catch a person or object in the door's path.

This law exists because the reversing system saves lives: about 73 children between ages 2 and 14 were trapped and killed under automatic garage doors since March 1982, roughly three deaths per year on average, when doors failed to stop and reverse.

Test your opener with the 2x4 reverse test

You can check the auto-reverse yourself: lay a 2x4 flat on the floor in the door's path and close the door. If the door does not reverse when it strikes the 2x4, the opener should be disengaged until it is adjusted, repaired, or replaced.

It is also worth inspecting the door and opener every 30 days so a failing reverse gets caught early.

A safe opener needs a balanced door

A safe opener depends on a properly balanced door. A balanced door stays in place when stopped in any partially-open position, while a severely unbalanced door can unexpectedly crash to the floor and strike someone underneath.

• To check balance, pull the quick-release to disconnect the opener and move the door by hand.
• If the door binds, sticks, or is not balanced, it should be serviced by a professional.

Hire a registered Washington contractor

Washington's Contractor Registration Act requires every construction contractor to register with the Department of Labor & Industries, which requires posting a bond and carrying liability insurance, and this covers repairing building components such as garage doors.

Working as a contractor without an active registration is a gross misdemeanor in Washington, which is why hiring a registered garage door contractor matters.

Renton Garage Door Co is licensed for Garage Door Repair services in WA and the listed service areas.

You can confirm any contractor's standing before hiring using L&I's free 'Verify a Contractor, Tradesperson or Business' tool at https://secure.lni.wa.gov/verify/, which shows registration, bond, and insurance status.

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