The business of opening and closing garage doors is usually automated mainly because of the considerable bulk and weight of garage doors. Automated garage doors also make it possible to open and close them without having to leave the car. But if you do install openers for your garage door, you need to be very sure to get a friendly and sturdy one.
Genie Garage Door Openers has been in the manufacturing business since 1923, but it was in 1954 that they made their first garage door opener. Since then, they have topped the market in this line. Durability, dependability and customer concern have made their Genie garage door openers the garage door automation of choice.
The safety features of Genie garage door openers are:
- STB or the Safety Beam self-diagnostic system is a warning device which alerts the owner of faulty installation and other malfunctions by the use of colored light-coding signals. So you never have to guess whether something is wrong with the door or the door opener.
- Forceguard Control is the device which allows the owner to determine the force with which the door will be openened or closed. It is generally recommended to set this to minimum force.
- Safe-T-Stop system is the mechanism that will prevent the door from closing if anything is caught in it. It auto-reverses the closing of the door if it doesn't close within 30 seconds.
- Automated lighting is activated whenever the garage door is opened so the owner is assured of seeing his way through clearly. The lights go off four to five minutes after the door is closed.
- The manual override allows the garage door to be manipulated manually in case of emergencies or repairs.
Genie garage door openers work with the following types of doors:
- All sectional or one-piece tilt up garage doors 7'6" high. For higher doors, extension kits are available or you can use the locator on their web site to find a Genie branch that can advise you on your possible options.
- Single or double wide doors. Of course, the doors themselves should be properly balanced.
- Heavy residential doors can also be controlled by Genie's ½ horsepower motor.
Among the security measures built into the Genie garage door openers are
- the non-duplicating access code. Each time the opener is activated, it generates a new access code from the billions possible. This way, unauthorized garage entry is prevented,
- the tamper-proof feature which effectively prevents any effort of back driving the motore of the opener to force it to open,
- the fabulous vacation lock which hibernates the access panel of the door opener and prevents it from responding to any entry card or external transmitter.
Particularly if you have paid a considerable amount for your car, and don't want to risk denting or scratching it by manually operated doors, it makes great sense for you to ensure the safety of your investment by purchasing safe, secure, dependable and sturdy Genie garage door openers.