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"Quality Service Since 1952"
RESIDENTIAL SAFETY
Garage Door and Opener Information
Cressy Door Company has developed a full line of services designed to help you get through any season without the inconvenience, expense, and possible downtime resulting from the breakdown of doors and operators.
Garage doors and electric operators are easy to use and provide tremendous convenience. And like most mechanical equipment, if operated improperly, garage doors can cause injury, or even death. It is very important for you and your family to be aware of potential hazards.
We offer 24 Hour Commercial Service on Overhead Garage Doors, Coiling or Rolling Doors, Gates and Gate Operators, Hollow Metal Doors, Pedestrian Doors, Automatic Entry Doors and Hardware.
Cressy Door Company has over 25,000 square feet of inventory warehoused in two Puget Sound locations, to help solve your door problems sooner.
From replacement springs, to electronic parts, to all types of door hardware, we stock parts for all major brands of doors and operators to save you time and
expense.
Give Cressy Doors and Fireplaces a call at 1-800-321-6394 or 206-632-0533 today to speak with one of our Garage Door and Opener Professionals!
SPRINGS:
Extension and torsion springs, along with attached hardware, are under extreme tension at all times. All tension must be released from springs before any work is performed on the springs, door sections, or hardware. Only a professionally trained service person should relieve the springs of any tension.
DOOR SECTIONS:
As with any door, caution must be used when closing it. Do not attempt to manually close a garage door by placing fingers between the sections as a place to grab onto the door. Serious injury could result! Use the step plate/lift handle or pull rope attached to the door to pull the door closed.
BOTTOM BRACKETS:
These brackets are attached to the springs, which are under extreme tension. Never attempt to loosen them unless all tension is first removed from the springs. Only a professionally trained service person should relieve the springs of any tension.
GARAGE DOOR OPENER:
Garage door opener, wall control panel, and remote controls: Your garage door opener is a great convenience, but can cause injury if used improperly. Never let anyone "race to beat the door" as it closes. Keep the wall control panel at least five feet above the ground and the remote controls away from children. Instruct children never to play underneath the area where the garage door closes. Always keep the door in full view as it operates and do not leave the area until the door completely opens or closes.
SAFETY INSPECTION:
We encourage you to have your garage door system professionally inspected. Keep those unexpected disasters from ever happening with a Preventative Maintenance agreement. We can service your door(s) on a regular schedule and repair any door problems before they occur.
Garage Door Safety should be everyone's concern. Make it a top priority for your family. If you suspect any problems with your door, call Cressy Door Company immediately at 1-800-321-6394 or 206-632-0533 .
Garage Door Safety - Protecting Your Vehicle…and Your Life!
Your garage door - well, it's just kind of there, isn't it? It goes up when you press the button and goes down when you press the button. You go in. You go out. You probably just take it for granted, don't you? But there's one thing you really need to be aware of - garage door safety.
Oddly enough, when people think of household hazards, they often overlook the largest one. Garage doors, particularly older models, can be very dangerous.
10 Tips for Garage Door Safety
- Make sure the garage door opener control button is out of the reach of small children.
- Do not let children play with garage door remote controls. Discuss garage door safety with your children. Explain the danger about being trapped under the door.
- Consult the owner's manual and learn how to use the garage door's emergency release feature. Try it several times so you are comfortable disconnecting and re-connecting the door from the opener.
- Visually inspect the garage door each month. Look at springs, cables, rollers and pulleys for signs of wear. Do not attempt to remove, adjust or repair these parts or anything attached to them. A trained door repairman must make adjustments to these parts, which are under high tension.
- Test the garage door opener's reversing mechanism monthly by placing a 2 x 4 board or a roll of paper towels in the door's path. If the door does not reverse after contacting the object, call a qualified garage door professional for repair. If the opener has not been replaced since 1993, seriously consider a new one with auto-reverse and photo eye sensors as a standard feature. Openers with photo eye sensors must also be tested monthly to insure that an obstruction of the beam will automatically reverse the door. If the door does not reverse, call a qualified garage door professional for repair
- Never place fingers between door sections and explain the dangers to children. If you have small children, consider a door with panels that can't pinch.
- Do not leave the garage door partially open. When activated again, it may travel downward and come in contact with an object in its path. This also impacts your home's security as well.
- While on vacation, unplug the garage door opener unit or use a wall vacation lock console security switch, which renders remotes unusable and is an optional accessory to most openers.
- If the opener does not have rolling-code technology, which changes the access codes each time the opener is used to prevent code grabbing, be sure to change the manufacturer's standard access codes on the opener and remote control, or consider investing in a newer model with more safety and security features that are now standard.
- A new trend in home invasion is gaining access to the home by stealing the opener or car. Never leave the remote control in the car or with a parking attendant. Consider using a key chain remote and always lock the entry to the inside of your home - especially if your opener is programmed to your vehicle. It is a small inconvenience for safety and security.
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