Off Center Garage Door Opener

Make the repairs your garage door needs or simply have your garage door serviced.

Off center garage door opener.

The stealthdrive 750 belt drive garage door opener the stealthdrive 750 belt drive garage door opener is an ultra quiet garage door opener with a steel reinforced belt making it the ideal choice for homeowners where sound could be an issue. My garage door opener came with the following instructions. The multi function door control is a panel on the inside wall of your garage that has a push button for operating the door as well as a lock and light button if the light button has been pressed just press and release the button again to turn off the light. Installing door opener off center.

The opener can be installed within 4 feet to the left or right of the door center if there is a torsion spring or center bearing plate in the way of the header bracket or door bracket area. Keep your garage door system in tiptop shape. It is common for people to try to install it off center because of obstructions. The only consideration is the door is balanced properly on spring tension.

An opener will work ok off center of the door but really needs to be perpendicular to the door. I was thinking of running perforated angle iron from the the to closet vertical sections and connecting to that. Failure to do so will cause the door to buckle and bind. If your door has extension springs the opener must be installed in the center of the door.

I have seen lots of 16 wide and wider doors with the operator to one side or the other. When installing the garage door opener you have to take care that the motor and lift assembly are installed in the exact center of the door. This garage door opener has a powerful dc motor with geniesense technology standard.