Home Inspecting Fireman

Garage doors can weigh 75 to over 300 pounds and are easily the heaviest moving object in or around your home, ( us husbands dont count on that list ), Children  should not play under or near a garage door. Parents; make sure the door buttons are mounted 5 feet above ground level to keep interested children from touching it, when they are old enough, show them proper operation and how to use the emergency cord to relaease a door. All garage doors installed aftet January 1, 1993 are required to have an automatic feature that reverses the door when the door comes into contact with a child, car, etc, to avoid and injury or damage. If your garage door does not have a reverse feature, consider getting a system installed. Call a professional company to install and adjust these systems, as the springs, rollers, rails, and door cables are generally under high tension and could cause a serious injury if they were to slip, break or become engaged while you are working on them. Be careful around these doors, they cause almost 20,000 emergency room visits annually in the United Staes,  Have a great weekend and be safe.

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