Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions below apply to your installation.
Horizontal arid vertical retnlorcement is needed for lightweight garage doors (fiberglass, steel, aluminum, dOOr with glass panels, etc.).
See page 24 lot details.
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Safety Reversing Sensor
Based on your particular requirements, there are several installation steps which might call for materials and/or hardware not included in the carton.
• Step 1, page 12 - Look at the wall or ceiling above |
the garage door. The header bracket mustbe |
securely fastened to structural supports. |
• Step 5, page 17 - Do you have a finished ceiling in |
your garage? If so, a support bracket and |
additional fastening hardware may be required. |
• Safety reversing sensor, page 21 - Depending |
upon garage construction, wood blocks may need |
to be fastened to mounting locations before |
sensors are installed. |
• Step 10, page 22 - Alternate floor mounting of the |
safety reversing sensor will require hardware not |
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• Step 11, page 24 - Do you have a steel, aluminum, |
fiberglass or glass panel door? If so, horizontal |
and vertical reinforcement is required. |
• Look at the garage door where it meets the floor. |
It must close on the floor all the way across. |
Otherwise, the safety reverse system may not |
work properly. See page 30. Floor or door should |
be repaired. |
• If your door is more than 7 feet high, see the rail |
extension kits listed on page 38. |
•The opener can be installed within 2 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, /fyogrdoofhas extension springs, the opener must be installed
in the center of the door. See pages 12 and 24.
•Do you have an access door in addition to the garage door? If not, Model 53702 Emergency Key Release is required. See page 38.
You may lind it helpful to refer back to this page as you proceed with the installation of your opener.