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.

Header Wall

FINISHED CEILING

Support bracket & fastening hardware is required.

See page 12.

 

Extension

Torsion

Spring

OR

Spring

 

Motor Unit

 

OR

 

One-Piece Door-Extension Spring

 

Header Wall

—

Vertical

—

Centerline of

—

Garage Door

 

Access

Door

 

— — —

 

— —

 

Gap between floor and

 

bottom of door must not

Safety Reversing Sensor

exceed 1/4" (6 mm)

 

Safety

Reversing

Sensor

Track

Door

Wall- mounted Door Control

ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK

FINISHED CEILING Support bracket

&fastening hardware is required. See page 12.

Motor Unit

Header

Wall

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

Gap between floor

Reversing

Sensor

and bottom of door

 

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

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