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

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

FINISHED CEILING

Support bracket & fastening hardware is required.

See page 12.

Header Wall

Safety Reversing Sensor

Vertical

Centerline of

Garage Door

 

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Gap between floor and bottom of door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm)

 

Extension

Motor Unit

 

 

Torsion

Spring

 

OR

 

Spring

 

 

 

 

OR

 

 

One-Piece Door-Extension Spring

 

 

Header Wall

 

 

 

Access

 

 

Door

 

Track

Wall-

 

Door

mounted

 

 

 

 

Door

 

 

Control

Safety

 

 

Reversing

 

Sensor

 

 

ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK

Header

Wall

FINISHED CEILING

Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. See page 12.

Motor Unit

Wall- mounted

Door

Control Access Door

ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK

Safety

Reversing Sensor

Gap between floor and bottom of

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

Safety

Reversing Sensor

Access

Door

Safety

Reversing

Gap between floor Sensor and bottom of door

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

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