Planning

Identify the type and height of your garage door. Survey your garage area to see if any of the conditions below apply to your installation. Additional materials may be required.

You may find it helpful to refer back to this page and the accompanying illustrations as you proceed with the installation of your opener.

SECTIONAL DOOR INSTALLATION

FINISHED CEILING

 

Horizontal and vertical reinforcement is needed for lightweight garage doors (fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door with glass panels, etc.). See page 19 for details.

Header Wall

Vertical Centerline

of Garage Door

Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. See page 11.

Slack in chain tension is normal when garage door is closed.

Extension Spring

OR

Torsion Spring

Access Door

Motor Unit

Wall-mounted

Door Control

— —

 

 

Safety Reversing Sensor

— —

 

 

Gap between floor and bottom of

Safety Reversing Sensor

door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm).

 

ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK

FINISHED CEILING

 

 

 

Support bracket &

 

 

 

fastening hardware is

Motor Unit

 

 

required. See page 11.

 

Slack in chain tension

 

 

 

 

 

is normal when garage

 

 

Header Wall

door is closed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wall-

ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK

 

mounted

Slack in chain tension is normal

 

Door

 

 

 

when garage door is closed.

 

Control

 

 

 

 

 

Access

 

 

Door

 

 

 

 

Access

 

 

 

Door

 

Safety Reversing Sensor

 

Gap between floor and bottom of door

 

Safety Reversing must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm)

 

Safety Reversing Sensor

Sensor

 

 

Gap between floor and bottom of

 

 

Safety Reversing door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm)

 

 

Sensor

 

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