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| What’s
new in Garage Door Openers? |
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| You’ve Always Got the Power |
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Today’s openers won’t keep you waiting outside in the
rain, or force you to manually disengage
the opener and lift the door by hand. Now when the power goes out,
your garage door opener
will still work. The LiftMaster® 3850 is the only 3/4 HPS®*
professionally installed opener with
a fully-integrated standby power system. It will operate the garage
door opener for 40 cycles within
a 24-hour period, and recharges automatically when the power comes
back on; an audible signal
tells you when the power is out and the EverCharge® Standby Power
System is in use. The safety
and security features will continue to operate as well, ensuring your
family is protected in a power
failure. The opener also features smooth start and smooth stop to reduce
the noise of the garage
door as it opens and closes – perfect for homes with a room above
the garage. |
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| Safety First |
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| If your opener was installed prior to 1993, you may be missing out
on a great safety feature that is now required on all Canadian Garage
Door Openers manufactured since that time, photoelectric eyes or some
other device that provides equivalent protection against entrapment.
Photoelectric eyes, mounted about six inches above the floor, cast
an invisible beam across the door opening. If a door is closing and,
for example, a child or pet were running underneath the door, they
would “break” the beam, causing the door to automatically
reverse. Because your garage door is the heaviest and largest moving
part of your home, a new opener with entrapment protection makes a
great deal of sense, particularly if you have small children. (Note – It’s
important, too, to teach children that the Garage Door system is not
a plaything.) Your Garage Door Dealer can help you choose the system
that makes sense for your needs. Installers are fully trained to install
and test the system for optimum performance and safe operation. |
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| Key to your Home |
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| Many folks don’t carry a house key anymore. Why? Many find
it easier to enter their homes through the garage door, using a remote
control or an external keypad. These devices have become the new “house
keys” for many homeowners. These Keypads are especially popular
with “Latchkey Kids” kids who come home to an empty house.
Keypad use has more than doubled in the past 10 years. Convenience
is the driving factor behind this trend, no more worries about lost
or stolen keys. The new fingerprint-activated keyless entry pads have
created a whole new level of convenience. Now, you don’t even
need to memorize an entry code. |
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Installation
