How To Install An Garage Door Opener

Installing the garage door opener 1.

How to install an garage door opener.

Install blocking on the. With a safety ring and a steel pin join the free end of the rail with the header bracket. After that attach the motor to the brackets and verify the rail is perfectly horizontal with a bubble level. The garage door opener mounting bracket also called the header bracket secures the carriage tube to the wall above the.

Then install the motor brackets. Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need. Make sure that the parts list included with your opener matches the. Your opener should have come with a list of detailed installation.

After that start installing the sensors. Lay out all of the parts your opener came with. Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door. Begin by putting together the main assembly.

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