Fitting Electric Motor To Garage Door

Hold down the close button for 6 seconds until it beeps run the door down until you get a nice close on the floor event press set.

Fitting electric motor to garage door. Use the ata gdo. In this case we use the ata gdo 6 easy roller gen2 with a light for an internal garage door. The common mistake is thinking you should have an electric motor fitted to your door because it is very heavy. 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.

Then lift the door about half a turn from the closed position to give you enough room to drill. Choose a motor type to match your needs i e. Lock it onto the motor by pulling the chord plug the motor into power. Now the door is pinned you can install the motor.

Step by step video instruction how to fit roller garage doors by birkdale. If you have low headroom. Roll up the door until the mark is visible. Automating a sectional garage door virtually all sectional doors can be motorised unless as per point 1 the door is in a sorry state.

Install the pulley at end of rail opposite the motor compartment. Secure the screws through the door curtain and into the drum wheel at the end of each roll. 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.

Then feed the belt or chain through the end of the rail around the pulley then around the other end at the motor. 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.