An automated garage door comes with a ton of benefits. It can be extremely useful during entry and exit of vital good and vehicles that you use for your everyday activities. Like every technological advancement, garage doors could occasionally experience problems with its operation. Most automated garage door problems can be quickly fixed at home, but others might need expert help. Many homeowners are concerned about their garage doors' potential for overheating, especially during the summer.
To learn more about garage door overheating and what you can do to prevent it, see our response to this problem below.
Your garage door may overheat, just like any other electronic gadget. In hot weather, this scenario is very frequent, especially if you open and close your garage door a lot in a short amount of time. The opener mechanisms in your automated garage door might soon overwork and start to release heat if you use it excessively. Overuse and issues with the door's mechanics are the two most frequent causes of garage door overheating. Your garage door opener system's lifespan depends on quickly identifying the source of the problem.
Weather problems
Overuse, particularly in warm weather, can result in overheating of the garage door motor. In fact, when the garage door becomes too warm, the motor will automatically turn off. If you try to open your garage door remotely but are unable, the problem may be an overheated opener motor. Various factors might cause garage door motors to malfunction sometimes. However, your garage door motor needs to cool down before you can use it again if you've used your garage door a lot in a short amount of time, it's summer, or a combination of the two. In this case, we advise you to wait 20-30 minutes before trying to open it again.
The metal on the bracket and rails expands when it's hot outside, which causes the safety sensors to fall out of alignment. To assist in aligning your garage door brackets, we suggest using a heat-resistant lubricant.
Technical problems
You most likely have a blown starting capacitor if your garage door opener has started to smoke. Power travels to the beginning capacitor and builds up enough charge to deliver the torque needed to open the door when you ignite the motor by turning on your garage. If smoke is present, your capacitor has broken down and has to be replaced right away.
The Solution
Reducing the time your residential garage door is being used during the warmer months is the simplest thing to do to avoid it from overheating. For instance, during the heat, try not to open your garage door more than once every fifteen minutes. Overheating may occur if the garage door opener is used several times in a single hour. Avoid operating your garage door for at least 20 minutes—longer if your garage is particularly hot—when you fear it is overheating. You should contact a garage door expert to assess the problem and perform any required repairs if you notice smoke coming from the opener or if your garage door still won't open after a considerable period of time has elapsed.
