Families with kids should prioritize to childproof garage door. While modern door openers have safety features, such as auto-reverse, there’s plenty more you can do to protect your kids.
Follow these tips to reduce the likelihood of accidents and experience genuine peace of mind:
Schedule Annual Garage Door Maintenance
In addition to preventing many common garage door problems, an annual garage door tune-up will ensure that every feature is in the best possible condition. It will include checking and adjusting things like the door’s motion sensors and auto-reverse. You won’t have to wonder if those safety features will protect your kids in unexpected situations when you let the pros inspect your door regularly.
Limit Access to the Remote Control
Most people fail to consider restricting access to their garage door’s remote control. Instead, the biggest concern is usually making sure the remote doesn’t get lost or damaged. Unfortunately, it’s easy for an accident to occur when a young child grabs the remote. Therefore, instead of risking an injury, it’s best to prevent young hands from touching the remote control at all.
Regularly Check the Door Sensors
In between annual maintenance sessions, it’s possible for something to interfere with the garage door’s safety features. Litter, stones, and pests can all block its sensors or misalign the equipment.
That makes for a good reason to check the safety features of your garage door once a month. Momentarily block the sensors to ensure the door stops descending. If the auto-reverse doesn’t engage right away, D Bar Garage Doors can diagnose the underlying problem.
Put the System in Vacation Mode
A good precaution to take with young and curious children is to set the door to vacation mode. You’ll find the switch or button for this option on the garage door’s panel. While in vacation mode, the remote control won’t operate the door. You’ll have to raise and lower the door by using the controls on the panel. That might seem inconvenient, but it’s the best way to ensure the safety of your little ones.
Teach Your Children About Garage Door Safety
Lastly, you’ll want to make sure your kids know that the garage door and its remote control aren’t toys. Warn them that a garage door is heavy and could injure them when they play near it. You can even quiz your kids about garage door safety on a regular basis to keep these issues ever-present in their minds.
Good Maintenance Helps Everyone Stay Safe
D Bar Garage Doors provides maintenance and repairs for every garage door. Use our inspections and tune-ups to make sure your door’s safety features always operate as expected. And when it’s time to replace an old or unreliable door, request a free estimate.
