How To Install An Overhead Garage Door Opener

Align the opener s rail with the center of the garage door.

How to install an overhead garage door opener.

Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need. The panels will be about 1 4 in 6 4 mm smaller than the opening step 2 lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel. With a safety ring and a steel pin join the free end of the rail with the header bracket. Center and level the first section after you install the brackets.

After that start installing the sensors. Lay the panel flat on a workbench. If you re installing a garage door opener for the first time make sure that the opener will be located near an electrical outlet particularly of the power unit will be mounted on the ceiling. Then install the motor brackets.

To hold the level in place tape it to the section. At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width of the opening. After that attach the motor to the brackets and verify the rail is perfectly horizontal with a bubble level.

Step 1 measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Install an outlet or have one installed by an electrician as needed. Choose the type of garage door opener that best suits your home. Fix the door bracket in place.

Order this size so the panels will be made slightly smaller fitting perfectly in the doorway. Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door.