Garage Door Safety Features
With all the advancements in garage opener technology, you can get a new and improved system when you replace your next garage door opener. Basic features of any new garage door include motion/object detectors and advanced locking protocols:
Motion sensor. As the heaviest moving part of your home, your garage door can be dangerous without a motion sensor, which detects when an object passes under the door. That way, you don't have to worry about the garage door accidentally dropping on the hood of your car, as the sensors detect the vehicle's presence and suspend all movement. What's more, the motion sensor will protect small children and pets from closing the garage door. The function of the motion sensor is simple. When the door is raised, the laser scans the ground precisely where the door was in the closed position. If someone or anything crosses that path, the motion sensor will activate and prevent the door from moving further. Therefore, if a child or dog runs across the doorway when the door is closed,
Lock. Remotes are a handy thing to have on hand until you lose them. Whether the tiny remote slips out of your pocket or is stolen by a stranger, modern garage door locking features allow you to prevent a lost remote from being used to gain access to your home. The locking feature will disable any access codes programmed into the remote and help protect your home from would-be burglars.
Rolling code technology. Recent advances in coding technology have made it possible to program garage door openers using rolling codes that change from one code to another every few seconds. This way, the code in the key fob is fresh every time it is used. This prevents thieves from hacking your key fob and entering your home through the garage door.
Mandatory guard control. If garage door safety and protection are more important to you than speed, Force Guard Control slows door movement to a minimum of force. This means the door uses less energy to raise and lower, and the door also hits the ground with less force. This helps reduce wear and tear on the track section and minimizes the impact the door may face in a given year of daily use.
Holidays set. When you're away from home for days or weeks, you can have peace of mind knowing your garage door is secure. On modern garage door openers, certain settings ensure that the door is fully locked while you are away, without exception. This makes it impossible for burglars to use stolen remotes or hack codes to gain access to your home because all sensors are deactivated when you leave.
