Posted: 12/22/2011 3:01:06 AM EDT
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I have a new home and just installed a new garage door opener yesterday. When the house and garage door were painted, the painters closed the door to let it dry. I have been in the house since Sept. 1 and the rubber seal on the top of the header is still sticking to the garage door making it near impossible to open.
I thought the new opener would solve the problem, but I see that it is struggling and often times I have to work the button two or three times to get it to "break the seal." What can I do to stop this from happening? |
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Does the garage door open a little, stop, then close when you try and open it? There should be a screw on the back of the opener that adjusts how hard the opener tries to open the door before it gives up. Crank it up a notch or 2. That is my plan today as I have some fine adjustments to do. However, the rubber is tacky, almost like a solvent was used on it. Whenever the door is down for more than a few minutes, it sticks like glue. |
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Put some silicone on it. Silicone spray or the caulking type and spread it around? Spray lubricant, You can buy a spray that leave more of a solid film behind also after the carrier evaporates. I've found that works well in applications where you don't want to attract dirt. |
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Put some silicone on it. Silicone spray or the caulking type and spread it around? Spray lubricant, You can buy a spray that leave more of a solid film behind also after the carrier evaporates. I've found that works well in applications where you don't want to attract dirt. I'll be off to Lowe's this morning then. Thanks! |
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If you have a Honda dealer near by get some of their silicone spray, its the best I have used. It is a lot thicker and stays there where the others mostly evaporate after a minute. The other is called Shin Etsu grease, it comes in a toothpaste tube and it works great on rubber. |
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I have a new home and just installed a new garage door opener yesterday. When the house and garage door were painted, the painters closed the door to let it dry. I have been in the house since Sept. 1 and the rubber seal on the top of the header is still sticking to the garage door making it near impossible to open. I thought the new opener would solve the problem, but I see that it is struggling and often times I have to work the button two or three times to get it to "break the seal." What can I do to stop this from happening? Holy shit what kind of wimpy openers do they make now, I have a opener from the 80's and 10 guys could stand on that door and it would still open without a struggle. but a little tacky paint will stop them now |
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On the lubricants, I have a couple of spray cans of Dupont Silicon with teflon in a dry wax base. Seems to bee good stuff, it stays where you put it I got it a Lowes a couple of years ago for my sons garage door. That's the same stuff I'm talking about, works very well. |
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I have a new home and just installed a new garage door opener yesterday. When the house and garage door were painted, the painters closed the door to let it dry. I have been in the house since Sept. 1 and the rubber seal on the top of the header is still sticking to the garage door making it near impossible to open. I thought the new opener would solve the problem, but I see that it is struggling and often times I have to work the button two or three times to get it to "break the seal." What can I do to stop this from happening? Holy shit what kind of wimpy openers do they make now, I have a opener from the 80's and 10 guys could stand on that door and it would still open without a struggle. but a little tacky paint will stop them now They also crushed people, they have been wimped down quite a lot and the other issue is that they jump in price as the HP rating goes up so people tend to buy one's that, while they work, it doesn't take much to make them struggle. They are also set to stop running once they pass a certain point of resistance which one can usually change because doors and springs can vary resistance quite a lot. Usually, little more then a screwdriver is needed to do it. |
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I'm betting either the weather strip was installed to tightly or the door isn't sprung correctly. Can you post a pic of the weather strip with the door down? If the door is sprung correctly, when it is disconnected from the opener, it should sit on the floor, sit halfway up without moving and sit even with or slightly above the header. I would advise against increasing the force adjustment, since if it is pulling that hard you may damage the door where it attaches to the opener. Another possible cause of your problem is that the opener arm is attached to the door in the wrong location.
You may be able to fix th eproblem with just a few adjustments, but pics are needed to determine that. |
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I'm betting either the weather strip was installed to tightly or the door isn't sprung correctly. Can you post a pic of the weather strip with the door down? If the door is sprung correctly, when it is disconnected from the opener, it should sit on the floor, sit halfway up without moving and sit even with or slightly above the header. I would advise against increasing the force adjustment, since if it is pulling that hard you may damage the door where it attaches to the opener. Another possible cause of your problem is that the opener arm is attached to the door in the wrong location. You may be able to fix th eproblem with just a few adjustments, but pics are needed to determine that. Yep. Before you blame the opener, check the door for balance. Pull the manual release. Lift the door by hand. It should be "neutral balance" through most of it's travel. Then check the travel and force adjustments. Sticky weatherstrip? grab a tube of dielectric tune up grease and wipe a film of that on the weatherstrip. . |
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I'm betting either the weather strip was installed to tightly or the door isn't sprung correctly. Can you post a pic of the weather strip with the door down? If the door is sprung correctly, when it is disconnected from the opener, it should sit on the floor, sit halfway up without moving and sit even with or slightly above the header. I would advise against increasing the force adjustment, since if it is pulling that hard you may damage the door where it attaches to the opener. Another possible cause of your problem is that the opener arm is attached to the door in the wrong location. You may be able to fix th eproblem with just a few adjustments, but pics are needed to determine that. Yep. Before you blame the opener, check the door for balance. Pull the manual release. Lift the door by hand. It should be "neutral balance" through most of it's travel. Then check the travel and force adjustments. Sticky weatherstrip? grab a tube of dielectric tune up grease and wipe a film of that on the weatherstrip. . It isn't the door or the opener. It is the paint sticking to the rubber trim gasket on the top of the header. The paint bonds the rubber trim piece to the top portion of the garage door causing it to stick. It takes a lot of force to break that bond each morning. |
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I'm betting either the weather strip was installed to tightly or the door isn't sprung correctly. Can you post a pic of the weather strip with the door down? If the door is sprung correctly, when it is disconnected from the opener, it should sit on the floor, sit halfway up without moving and sit even with or slightly above the header. I would advise against increasing the force adjustment, since if it is pulling that hard you may damage the door where it attaches to the opener. Another possible cause of your problem is that the opener arm is attached to the door in the wrong location. You may be able to fix th eproblem with just a few adjustments, but pics are needed to determine that. Yep. Before you blame the opener, check the door for balance. Pull the manual release. Lift the door by hand. It should be "neutral balance" through most of it's travel. Then check the travel and force adjustments. Sticky weatherstrip? grab a tube of dielectric tune up grease and wipe a film of that on the weatherstrip. . It isn't the door or the opener. It is the paint sticking to the rubber trim gasket on the top of the header. The paint bonds the rubber trim piece to the top portion of the garage door causing it to stick. It takes a lot of force to break that bond each morning. Again please post a picture. It may be the paint and it may be the weather strip is to tight. I've installed literally hundreds if not thousands of overhead doors and openers and serviced hundreds more, you may not know what your problem really is. Don't be the guy that posts a question and then will not take the advice of people who are more knowledgeable than they are. |
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I'm betting either the weather strip was installed to tightly or the door isn't sprung correctly. Can you post a pic of the weather strip with the door down? If the door is sprung correctly, when it is disconnected from the opener, it should sit on the floor, sit halfway up without moving and sit even with or slightly above the header. I would advise against increasing the force adjustment, since if it is pulling that hard you may damage the door where it attaches to the opener. Another possible cause of your problem is that the opener arm is attached to the door in the wrong location. You may be able to fix th eproblem with just a few adjustments, but pics are needed to determine that. Yep. Before you blame the opener, check the door for balance. Pull the manual release. Lift the door by hand. It should be "neutral balance" through most of it's travel. Then check the travel and force adjustments. Sticky weatherstrip? grab a tube of dielectric tune up grease and wipe a film of that on the weatherstrip. . It isn't the door or the opener. It is the paint sticking to the rubber trim gasket on the top of the header. The paint bonds the rubber trim piece to the top portion of the garage door causing it to stick. It takes a lot of force to break that bond each morning. Again please post a picture. It may be the paint and it may be the weather strip is to tight. I've installed literally hundreds if not thousands of overhead doors and openers and serviced hundreds more, you may not know what your problem really is. Don't be the guy that posts a question and then will not take the advice of people who are more knowledgeable than they are. I appreciate the advice, but I am a contractor as well. I don't do garage doors, my main line is roofing. However, I do know how to evaluate a problem when I see it. There was no issue until the garage door was painted. The top of the door sits flush with the rubber gasket. The gasket is tacky to the touch and it stuck firmly to the door in the morning after several hours shut. I ran it by the contractor who built the house and he said it is a common problem. He just said it takes time to dry completely and then hopefully it will go away. I have a house full of guests, taking a pic of my garage door is not high on my priority list. As far as the other advice, I did check and adjusted the up and down force, that has helped, but it is still sticking a bit. I think I will replace the rubber gasket for one that hasn't been painted. Have a Merry Christmas one and all! Thanks for your help and advice. It is greatly appreciated. 
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I'm betting either the weather strip was installed to tightly or the door isn't sprung correctly. Can you post a pic of the weather strip with the door down? If the door is sprung correctly, when it is disconnected from the opener, it should sit on the floor, sit halfway up without moving and sit even with or slightly above the header. I would advise against increasing the force adjustment, since if it is pulling that hard you may damage the door where it attaches to the opener. Another possible cause of your problem is that the opener arm is attached to the door in the wrong location. You may be able to fix th eproblem with just a few adjustments, but pics are needed to determine that. Yep. Before you blame the opener, check the door for balance. Pull the manual release. Lift the door by hand. It should be "neutral balance" through most of it's travel. Then check the travel and force adjustments. Sticky weatherstrip? grab a tube of dielectric tune up grease and wipe a film of that on the weatherstrip. . It isn't the door or the opener. It is the paint sticking to the rubber trim gasket on the top of the header. The paint bonds the rubber trim piece to the top portion of the garage door causing it to stick. It takes a lot of force to break that bond each morning. Again please post a picture. It may be the paint and it may be the weather strip is to tight. I've installed literally hundreds if not thousands of overhead doors and openers and serviced hundreds more, you may not know what your problem really is. Don't be the guy that posts a question and then will not take the advice of people who are more knowledgeable than they are. I appreciate the advice, but I am a contractor as well. I don't do garage doors, my main line is roofing. However, I do know how to evaluate a problem when I see it. There was no issue until the garage door was painted. The top of the door sits flush with the rubber gasket. The gasket is tacky to the touch and it stuck firmly to the door in the morning after several hours shut. I ran it by the contractor who built the house and he said it is a common problem. He just said it takes time to dry completely and then hopefully it will go away. I have a house full of guests, taking a pic of my garage door is not high on my priority list. As far as the other advice, I did check and adjusted the up and down force, that has helped, but it is still sticking a bit. I think I will replace the rubber gasket for one that hasn't been painted. Have a Merry Christmas one and all! Thanks for your help and advice. It is greatly appreciated.
I see you posting about a broken opener or top panel on your door in the next few years. Adjusting the force on an opener should never be needed to get a door to open. Try loosening the top rollers they are adjustable for most doors to allow for variances in fit to the header. If the roller bracket isn't adjustable, loosen the flag bracket highest on the track, it should be adjustable for fit to the wall. Oh and tell your contractor there is no need to ever paint a rubber gasket, paint the trim the gasket attaches to but never the gasket itself. |