How To Perform An Emergency Automatic Doors Repair

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• How To Perform An Emergency Automatic Doors
  Repair
• IY geYeral youll oYly fiYd autowatiÐ doors iY
  ÐowwerÐial prewises. IY faÐt, there are so waYy
  of them in existence that you probably barely
  notice they are there. Automatic doors are at the
  entrance to many stores, to lifts and even into
  your bank.
• But this is Yot the oYly plaÐe youll fiYd thew.
  The eleÐtroYiÐ door oY your garage or waiY gates
  works on the same principle. The only real
  difference is that the door is controlled by a
  remote button instead of a sensor.
• In general it is best to get automatic doors
  repair completed by a professional firm. Ideally
  you should keep the Yuwder of a firw to haYd as
  this ?ill eYsure you doYt Yeed to perforw
  autowatiÐ doors repair yourself.
• If this is not possible then you may need to
  perform a temporary fix yourself. You firstly
  need to be aware of which components are included
  in your automatic doors.
• The door
• There is little that can go wrong with the door
  unless it has been damaged through force. This
  would mean a vehicle driving into it or perhaps
  an angry person with a sledgehammer.
• Although automatic the door is still bolted to
  hinges which allow it to move. If it is too
  damaged to open properly then you will need to
  remove it from its hinges to allow access. You
  will need to order a replacement door and then
  have a professional automatic doors repair firm
  reattach it for you.
• They will make sure it is properly aligned.
• Sensor or receiver
• All electronic doors have either a receiver, to
  receive the code you transit, or a sensor which
  detects your arrival and opens for you. These are
  electrical components and it is possible they can
  fail.
• To resolve this issue and gain access while
  waiting for the automatic doors repair firm you
  need to isolate the sensor and bypass it.
• This weaYs rewoiYg the po?er frow the seYsor aYd
  direÐtiYg it straight to the door wotor. Youll
  find there is a power into the sensor / receiver
  this is potentially live and best left alone.
  Instead, attach a new cable to the power in
  terminal of the motor and then touch the other
  end to the power in on the sensor. The motor
  should start working and open the door.
• Then either leave it open or close it again until
  the automatic doors repair firm arrives.
• Motor

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• If the motor fails your door is likely to be
  stuck in one position. If you look at the
  mechanism you may find a handle which will allow
  you to manually open and even close the doors.
  Instructions regarding how to do this will be
  with the handle and should be very simple.
• AgaiY, youll Yeed to ?ait for the autowatiÐ
  doors repair firw to sort the issue for you.
• Rail
• The rail is the piece that the doors slide on and
  might not be visible. As with the door, this is
  only likely to be an issue if it has been damaged
  through force. In this case you will need to open
  the door as far as you can and then wait the
  rail will need to be replaced.
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