Garage doors with automatic openers are handy. But they also can be very dangerous. Below are four tips you can use to help you and your family stay safe around your garage door.
- Check Your Door’s Safety Sensors
These are found on the door’s rails, and they’re found around 6 inches from the ground. They’re made to reverse a closing door’s direction if something walks beneath it.
This can be tested by pushing your button to close the door, then put an object near the sensor. This should make it stop. If not, have a professional check it.
- Keep Your Codes Secret
A lot of companies have an opener that allows you to set codes that are one-time or user specific. This is handy if you have someone coming to house sit or there’s a package being delivered.
- Be Careful with Your Fingers
Make sure you’re teaching your children to keep hands and fingers away from the garage door’s panels. Otherwise a closing door can cause serious injuries.
- Don’t Keep Openers Where Children Can Reach Them
Hide your transmitters away from where kids can reach them. Also, make sure the wall control’s also high enough so that they can’t reach it.
These are four things that you should do to help your family and house stay safe and secure. If you treat them right, garage doors with automatic openers can be handy. If you’re not careful, they can cause a lot of damage and injuries to anyone in your family.
