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FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS
PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE
.
READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1.
The installation of the Automatic Garage Door Opener (herein after referred to as “Opener”) must
be carried out by a technically qualified or licensed person. Attempting to install the Opener
without suitable technical qualification may result in severe personal injury, death and/or property
damage.
2.
Only install the Opener on a properly balanced and aligned, well functioning Garage Door. An
improperly balanced or malfunctioning Garage Door could cause serious injury. Have a qualified
person check and if required, make repairs to your Garage Door
before
installing the OPENER. As a
general rule, your Garage Door is deemed to be well balanced and aligned if it:
a.
requires an equivalent amount of applied force to manually open or close and,
b.
requires no more than 150N of applied force to either manually open or close and,
c.
does not rise or fall more than 100mm when stopped at any position between fully open or
fully closed positions and,
d.
does not rub on or make contact with any supporting or surrounding structures.
3.
Repairs to Garage Doors must only be carried out by technically qualified persons. Attempting to
repair the Garage Door without suitable technical qualification may result in severe personal injury,
death and/or property damage.
4.
Remove or render inoperative all existing locks and ropes prior to installation of the Opener.
5.
The counter balance springs on sectional type doors
must
be properly lubricated between all of the
coils with heavy automotive bearing grease. Failure to adequately lubricate the springs may result in
one or more of the following symptoms:
a.
The springs will become rusty over time resulting in extra operating friction between the coils
which may cause the Opener to malfunction.
b.
Seasonal temperature changes may cause the Garage Door springs to expand and/or contract.
The resultant increase and/or decrease in operating friction may cause the Opener to
malfunction. Properly lubricating the springs will help to minimize the effect of seasonal
temperature changes in operating friction of your Garage Door.
6.
If possible, install the Opener at least 2 meters or more above the ground. Adjust the Manual Release
Cord so that it hangs approximately 1.8 meters from the ground.
7.
Do not connect the Opener to the power source until this manual instructs you to do so.
8.
The Opener must be connected to a
properly earthed
general purpose 240V outlet which has been
installed by a qualified electrical contractor.
9.
Locate the wall control panel/push button:
a. within sight of the Garage Door and,
b.
at a minimum height of 1.5 meters above the ground so that it remains out of the reach of
small children and,
c.
away from all moving parts of the door.
10.
Install the Entrapment Warning Label in a prominent position next to the wall control button.
11.
The Manual Release Instruction Tag must remain attached to the Manual Release Cord.
12.
After installing and correctly adjusting the Opener, the Garage Door
must
stop and reverse direction
when it comes into contact with a 40mm high solid object placed on the floor under the Garage
Door.
13.
The correct function of the Safety Obstruction Reversing System should be checked on a monthly
basis. Make sure that the Garage Door reverses when it makes contact with an obstruction.
IMPORTANT SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS