Service 04 · opener carriage · door nearly balanced
Opener repair & replacement
The opener moves the door. It does not carry it.
Call 01632 960 391An opener only pushes and pulls a balanced door the last few pounds. If the opener is straining, the fault is almost always the balance, not the motor. We diagnose the balance first, then repair or replace the opener, safety sensors and travel limits.
What the visit includes
- Balance checked before any motor is condemned
- Belt, chain and screw drives repaired or replaced
- Safety sensors, auto-reverse and travel limits set to spec
- Remotes, keypads and smartphone control paired
Where it sits on the door’s travel
Opener carriage · door nearly balanced. At this point the drawing on our homepage reads 1.9 turns still wound in the spring and 36 lb on the cables — the counterbalance the whole system is built around. Get that number wrong and the door fights the opener, the rollers and itself.
See the balance drawing →Broken now? We keep opener repair & replacement parts on the van.