Fitting Electric Motor To Garage Door

Now the door is pinned you can install the motor.

Fitting electric motor to garage door.

Roll up the door until the mark is visible. Choose a motor type to match your needs i e. Secure the screws through the door curtain and into the drum wheel at the end of each roll. Stop at this point and make sure your garage door is not heavy just because it is either too old or fitted incorrectly in the first place as an electric motor may well open and close the door but will not be a safe long term solution.

In this case we use the ata gdo 6 easy roller gen2 with a light for an internal garage door. This is the largest piece of the opener and it will be positioned furthest from the garage door. Install the pulley at end of rail opposite the motor compartment. Lock it onto the motor by pulling the chord plug the motor into power.

Attach the rail to the motor compartment. We need to reset the limits again this determines the top open position and closed position of your garage door when open or shut. The common mistake is thinking you should have an electric motor fitted to your door because it is very heavy. Use the ata gdo.

Step by step video instruction how to fit roller garage doors by birkdale. Here i will show how to fit a used up over garage door if you just bought one second hand with no instruction then watch this its quite easy to fit if you. Then feed the belt or chain through the end of the rail around the pulley then around the other end at the motor. Even if it is the simple nature of sectional doors means that the door should be easily repaired to a condition where it can be motorised.

If you have low headroom. We show you how to fit a motor to a roller door.