Garage Doors are yours safe?

[dlcwent]

Garage Doors are yours safe? Safety in General

Probably has been more than one thread about this before. But I'll bet it's something that we don't think a lot about. Please add links.

www.prlog.org/12119423-troubling-statistics-show-high-amount-of-inju.

 

[LB-1911]

Two sources for Garage Door information -

Do-It-Yourself Garage Door Instruction Library
http://ddmgaragedoors.com/diy-instructions/

Garage Door Care
http://www.garagedoorcare.com/

 

[dlcwent]

Any other garage accidents that we can post to open peoples eyes to safety?

 

[LB-1911]

Any other garage accidents that we can post to open peoples eyes to safety?

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[LXCam]

I swear, why even bother getting out of bed anymore, it's just not safe. :tard:

 

[justanengineer]

The safety nazis would **** if they saw most of the shops I worked in as a kid (in the 90s!), unguarded belts and blades were a common theme. Personally I believe we need to quit worrying about every possibility and legislate against the lawyers who want to sue everydambody, let Darwin do his business and educumate the stupid.

As for my garage doors, the "safety" sensors on mine havent worked in years and I really dont care.

 

[maxpower_hd]

My sensors work but I have them rigged up high so I can walk under my door while it is closing without it going back up. The auto revers feature works. I test it regularly by forgetting to move stuff out of the way and it does reverse. I don't have any kids wandering aimlessly around my shop or yard and neither do my current neighbors. I will re-mount them when I sell the house. Until then, yes it is safe.

 

[James-W]

I think that safety is something that should be stressed at all times and anything you can do (within reason) to help reduce the possibility of an accident is a good idea.

For example, putting the safety guards back on after changing a belt is just good safety practice. But I also think we get carried away at times and go way overboard with safety.

I guess what it all boils down to is, no matter how safety conscious we are, there is always going to be a certain level of danger in the world that no amount of safety precautions is going to remove. We need to do what is practical to try to prevent accidents, but we can't possible prevent EVERY accident.

 

[maxpat82]

Mine could be a killing machine.
Fast, strong motor. no laser beam..and take a lot of force to stop..when it stop: it try again like 10sec later...never reversing.

I should replace it, but totally hate the hella slow motor now a days!

 

[ford33]

For less than $40 you can get a simple home automation device or sensor that will light up when the door is open via a wireless signal. Google "sensor to tell when my garage door is open".

I do like the idea of a 20 minute timer to close the door automatically. I have left the door open a few times. My neighbor often forgets to close the large door. This may be a nice Christmas gift for her.

 

[dlcwent]

www.rtc4safety.com/htm_pages/donttakeanythingforgranted.htm


Food for thought.

 

[dlcwent]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=508002

ouch. "safety is no accident"

THIS IS VERY GRAPHIC WARNING

 

[CJM8515]

I hate those sensors, makes closing the door and trying to walk out a pain.

 

[dlcwent]

I agree with the PITA they can be. I'm just trying to get everyone thinking that maybe there are things we don't think about as often as we should. It only takes a second of bad judgment to lose a finger or your life.

 

[jstroede]

I hate those sensors, makes closing the door and trying to walk out a pain.

You know if you have a key pad you can just close it outside right? They are relatively cheap if you don't have one...

John

 

[CJM8515]

You know if you have a key pad you can just close it outside right? They are relatively cheap if you don't have one...



John

Have one. It randomly decides to work or not.

 

[Thumper68]

I have a commercial opener on mine, no safeties whatsoever, but I don't have a remote either you need to be right next to the door to close it and since I have had a door hang-up and not close during the winter I am in the habit of watching till it is fully closed.

Open eyes are the best safety

 

[slowzuki]

The old guys at the shop I worked at drilled that into everyone. Don't stand in the overhead door path. You're in or you're out and use the mandoor if possible. The mandoor thing was probably partly to reduce cycles on the overhead but was a good principle.

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[Off-Street Parking]

For less than $40 you can get a simple home automation device or sensor that will light up when the door is open via a wireless signal. Google "sensor to tell when my garage door is open".

I do like the idea of a 20 minute timer to close the door automatically. I have left the door open a few times. My neighbor often forgets to close the large door. This may be a nice Christmas gift for her.

I think you meant that for the "other" garage door thread?

Easy way to tell if the garage door was left open?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=314268

 

[Off-Street Parking]

I hate those sensors, makes closing the door and trying to walk out a pain.

Isn't that the point?

 

[lakeroadster]

I swear, why even bother getting out of bed anymore, it's just not safe. :tard:

I hate those sensors, makes closing the door and trying to walk out a pain.

I'm with these guys..

 

[CJM8515]

Isn't that the point?

Sure. But I don't need safety devices like that for my door. I grew up without them and never heard of anyone getting crushed by a door

If you are a parent and worried your kids will get hurt. Well then you need to do a better job. My parents warned me so many times about the danger. Thus I was careful

 

[dynahoe]

if you can't get out of the way of a closing garage door the world doesn't need you.it's the same as getting hit by a train.one step either way and you're safe

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Blah bla blah bla blah...

Is there no longer anyone born unto this planet with more common sense than a 2 day old kitten?

Tommy

 

[Ironhorse74]

On January 1, 2015 my industry was forced to put screens over the glass on gas fireplaces because people don't realize fire is hot. I don't dislike stupid people, I just think we should take the warning labels off. The problem should sort itself out.

 

[Stuart in MN]

On January 1, 2015 my industry was forced to put screens over the glass on gas fireplaces because people don't realize fire is hot. I don't dislike stupid people, I just think we should take the warning labels off. The problem should sort itself out.

This particular thing is more for protecting young children than anything else.

 

[LXCam]

This particular thing is more for protecting young children than anything else.

Stuart, this isn't directed at you, just your comment reminded me of a story.



So my son at the ripe ole age of 2 liked unplugging lamps and things, then sticking the end in his mouth, then plugging it back in. Which of course had the spouse losing her mind which prompted a typical response out of me of....he'll stop the day he gets shocked. This of course was considered a none option for the spouse and me being considered barbaric. Well whatt'a ya know one day he does it and gets nailed. Guess what, he never did it again.

Then at about 3 he could reach the stove top. Now granted we had one of those radiant heat kinds with no open flame or burners. But they still get hot enough to know ya just screwed up. Well you guessed it, and once again it never happened again.


Maybe I'm just a ****, but I happen to think it's sometimes good to pick a sandwich up off the ground and eat it. I'm also sick and tired of paying the price for the ridiculous requirements for some types of equipment and or conditions when what prompted them in the first place was a moronic move by those of a less then stellar gen pool.

I think tomorrow I'll just stay in bed all day. That way maybe the door won't hit me in the *** on the way out.

 

[James-W]

Have one. It randomly decides to work or not.

Perhaps it is time to replace it.

 

[CJM8515]

Perhaps it is time to replace it.

Probably. Problem is it's like 20 years old so finding one isn't exactly easy. I've just walked over the beams for the last 4 years since it mostly stopped working

 

[ripperd]

Mine is safe. Just replaced it a few months ago. Previous one was safe as well. Obstruction reverse tested, as well as the eyes are fully functional and in the proper location. I really don't find the safety features inconvenient at all. I do have an outdoor keycode box so I can easily shut the door without trying to hop the beam while running though.

I also have a 1 year old son. I somewhat agree with allowing them to make their own mistakes and learn the hard way on some things. But where serious injury or death is concerned I definitely draw the line. He certainly has pinched his fingers and faceplanted on the floor a few times of his own doing. But we definitely have tamper proof outlets everywhere and don't let him play with power cords or other things that are a true danger.

 

[lakeroadster]

On January 1, 2015 my industry was forced to put screens over the glass on gas fireplaces because people don't realize fire is hot. I don't dislike stupid people, I just think we should take the warning labels off. The problem should sort itself out.

We bought a new Pacific Energy wood stove a few months back.... I was a bit surprised it was still legal here in the US to even buy one.

They're hot, they emit fumes.. I mean.. oh the horror of it all.

 

[reader2580]

My garage door has all the safety features working because I had to install a new garage door and opener last year.

I have a detached garage so I have a garage door remote in the house. I open the garage as I leave the house and close it when I go in the house. I've been thinking about a number pad in the house so if someone breaks in they can't easily open the garage door.

 

[Marcm157]

Am I the only one here that doesn't have a garage door opener? I don't have an issue lifting my door or pulling it down to close it.

 

[MarkG]

I hate those sensors, makes closing the door and trying to walk out a pain.

Ours are installed near the floor, so I've never had a problem stepping over the beam and it continues to close normally. The big problem for us is when the sun is shining right into a sensor, you have to hold the button down the whole way closed or it will go back up! :S If it were my own house, I'd hard wire it/bypass it somehow. Amazing that we made it through childhood without being bisected by a garage door-------survival of the fittest or 'natural selection', I guess!

 

[CJM8515]

Ours are installed near the floor, so I've never had a problem stepping over the beam and it continues to close normally. The big problem for us is when the sun is shining right into a sensor, you have to hold the button down the whole way closed or it will go back up! :S If it were my own house, I'd hard wire it/bypass it somehow. Amazing that we made it through childhood without being bisected by a garage door-------survival of the fittest or 'natural selection', I guess!

When i had the openers installed they mounted it about 6 inches from the floor. Sorta makes it hard to hop over as the button is near the door into the house on the other side of the garage.

 

[mygarageone]

Most accident are a direct result of lack of attention to what the heck your doing.
One of my men walked off a Walmart roof backwards , yes backwards .
How the heck could he do that ? Well he was walking backwards eyeballing a gas line to see if it was straight . He literally backed right over the parapet wall and fell 22 ft , did a complete 180 , hit the pavement upright . Shattered one ankle and broke a vertebrae when his **** hit after his feet hit.

He wasn't ware of his surroundings foolish mistake .

 

[RVDan]

I though the only reason to have a garage door opener was to practice your ninja skills doing the run, dive, slide to get under the door at the last possible second.

I don't have the head space for them anyway, my Jeep rubs the door on the way in and out, I don't have clearance for a bracket on the door.

 

[James-W]

Am I the only one here that doesn't have a garage door opener? I don't have an issue lifting my door or pulling it down to close it.

It isn't really an issue of not being able to open and/or close a garage door, it is the idea that it is convenient to not have to get out of the car if it happens to be raining really hard, or if it is really cold. Also, for women at least, being able to open the garage door from inside the car and then drive inside before opening the car door is much safer, particularly in high crime areas.

 

[NewShockerGuy]

Am I the only one here that doesn't have a garage door opener? I don't have an issue lifting my door or pulling it down to close it.

Prolly.... hell if you don't have a liftmaster 3800,8500..etc. you're short here.

I can't even imagine opening the garage door manually. The only time I did so was when I was painting them and needed to lift them half way.

I'm getting to the point that I want some type of Bluetooth lock for the front door so that it will automatically unlock as it senses I am getting closer to the door. Not so much that we aren't capable but as technology becomes betters I want it to be convenient. Just as flicking a light switch illuminates the a room.

-Nigel

 

[Rockston]

Reverse function works on both my doors... The sensors are an annoyance I can live without. The door closes slow enough I can cross the garage before it would strike anything, or since I would be next to the control, just push the button again to reverse it.

Here is an even more useful safety tip, install motion sensor lights INSIDE your garage. 1 it is convenient to never have to flip the switch when entering the garage, 2 you don't have to worry about walking into, tripping on, or falling over something if it wasn't put away properly... Like a black jogging stroller in the middle of the walking path in a dark garage at night when you are tired after working a long day and never saw sunlight except from your office windows... Installing motion sensor lights is worth every damn penny.