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Colder weather and Garage door opener issue teser3@hotmail.com 05-10-2008
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Posted by HeyBub on May 10, 2008, 6:15 pm
EXT wrote:
> It is a laugh to read about you southern softies talking about
> "colder" weather in relationship to doors, concrete and many other
> subjects. Here, temperatures below 50 degrees are a nice warm spring
> day. Cold doesn't start until the temperature goes below 30 degrees,
> and that can be a mild day, it doesn't really get real cold until it
> starts to dive below 0 degrees. Northerners learn to do everything in
> that temperature. Buildings get built, concrete poured, doors open
> and close, cars start and run, people go to work, children go to
> school.

It's what you're used to.

Here in Houston, it snows - mayber a quarter inch - once every ten years.
They close the schools, freeways, everything. People stock up on canned
goods and huddle in the family room wearing everything they own. Prayers are
not uncommon. Visitors from the North giggle uncontrollably.

When a hurricane approaches, we stock up on beer and Strawberry PopTarts and
invite the neighbors for a party. Our northern visitors look down and say
"Feet, make tracks!"




Posted by cshenk on May 10, 2008, 6:47 pm
"HeyBub" wrote

> Here in Houston, it snows - mayber a quarter inch - once every ten years.
> They close the schools, freeways, everything. People stock up on canned
> goods and huddle in the family room wearing everything they own. Prayers
> are not uncommon. Visitors from the North giggle uncontrollably.
>
> When a hurricane approaches, we stock up on beer and Strawberry PopTarts
> and invite the neighbors for a party. Our northern visitors look down and
> say "Feet, make tracks!"

LOL! It's true though!

That said, my area tomorrow is testing the emergency evacuation routes
again. Norfolk area has one major problem. There's really only one main
way out. In a hurricane, the tunnels and bridges arent usable so they
change I-64 to entirely westbound all the way to the Richmond beltway. Even
with that, if you don't get out before the storm starts, you can't use that
route. It's thickly treelined and only dual lane along long sections of it
between us and Richmond.

Katrina was bad, but a cat 5 here will catch a huge metro area unable to
evacuate at all. A locally well known problem. We'd need 4 days I think
they said. Me, I'd dive off to route 58 which is less treelined so less apt
to be blocked. Smaller though, single lane each way.

I've ridden several out here and up to Cat3, it's just a few down trees and
no power. Makes a mess of getting around, but there only 2 trees I have to
worry about. If we all sleep in the master bedroom or livingroom, we are
well out of where they can hurt us. Did that last time. I think that was
Floyd.



Posted by Boden on May 10, 2008, 9:34 pm
EXT wrote:
> It is a laugh to read about you southern softies talking about "colder"
> weather in relationship to doors, concrete and many other subjects.
> Here, temperatures below 50 degrees are a nice warm spring day. Cold
> doesn't start until the temperature goes below 30 degrees, and that can
> be a mild day, it doesn't really get real cold until it starts to dive
> below 0 degrees. Northerners learn to do everything in that temperature.
> Buildings get built, concrete poured, doors open and close, cars start
> and run, people go to work, children go to school.
>
> While a 50 degree day may be 50 degrees below a 100 degree day (we get
> those too), it should have no effect on a garage door opening, other
> than your door needs service in any temperature. I don't think you can
> find a temperature related solution other than it has a problem.
>
>
>
>> My Craftsman 1/2 HP Garage Door opener always takes 3 or 4 attempts to
>> open the garage door in colder weather (under 50 degrees
>> temperature). It goes up about 1/4 of the way and just stops then we
>> close it and try again for 3-4 times and it finally opens the door.
>> If its really cold it takes more attempts. In warm weather (above
>> 60 or 70 degrees) it opens with no problems on the first attempt.
>>
>> I greased the chain and rollers alot but still doesnt help. Please
>> advise what I can do to fix the issue?
>
>
> Every winter I have to increase the up/down force on my Craftsman 1/2
> HP Garage Door opener to prevent the exact symptoms you describe. I've
> never had a problem at 50 degrees, but once it hits the 30's it's time
> for an adjustment. In the spring, I turn it back down as part of my
> spring chores.
>
> BTW - you didn't say how old your GDO is - mine's over 20 YO.

Lubrication may not be the key. A 50 Fahrenheit degree change can bring
about dimensional changes sufficient to cause binding, etc.

Boden


Posted by LouB on May 11, 2008, 8:24 am
Boden wrote:
> EXT wrote:
>> It is a laugh to read about you southern softies talking about
>> "colder" weather in relationship to doors, concrete and many other
>> subjects. Here, temperatures below 50 degrees are a nice warm spring
>> day. Cold doesn't start until the temperature goes below 30 degrees,
>> and that can be a mild day, it doesn't really get real cold until it
>> starts to dive below 0 degrees. Northerners learn to do everything in
>> that temperature. Buildings get built, concrete poured, doors open and
>> close, cars start and run, people go to work, children go to school.
>>
>> While a 50 degree day may be 50 degrees below a 100 degree day (we get
>> those too), it should have no effect on a garage door opening, other
>> than your door needs service in any temperature. I don't think you can
>> find a temperature related solution other than it has a problem.
>>
>>
>>
>>> My Craftsman 1/2 HP Garage Door opener always takes 3 or 4 attempts to
>>> open the garage door in colder weather (under 50 degrees
>>> temperature). It goes up about 1/4 of the way and just stops then we
>>> close it and try again for 3-4 times and it finally opens the door.
>>> If its really cold it takes more attempts. In warm weather (above
>>> 60 or 70 degrees) it opens with no problems on the first attempt.
>>>
>>> I greased the chain and rollers alot but still doesnt help. Please
>>> advise what I can do to fix the issue?
>>
>>
>> Every winter I have to increase the up/down force on my Craftsman 1/2
>> HP Garage Door opener to prevent the exact symptoms you describe. I've
>> never had a problem at 50 degrees, but once it hits the 30's it's time
>> for an adjustment. In the spring, I turn it back down as part of my
>> spring chores.
>>
>> BTW - you didn't say how old your GDO is - mine's over 20 YO.
>
> Lubrication may not be the key. A 50 Fahrenheit degree change can bring
> about dimensional changes sufficient to cause binding, etc.
>
> Boden
>
Didn't say that two days ago?

Lou

Posted by jmagerl on May 10, 2008, 6:06 pm
The colder it gets, the thicker the grease gets, and the more force needed
to open it. You may have to adjust the up/down force on the opener to
compensate for the thick grease.




> My Craftsman 1/2 HP Garage Door opener always takes 3 or 4 attempts to
> open the garage door in colder weather (under 50 degrees
> temperature). It goes up about 1/4 of the way and just stops then we
> close it and try again for 3-4 times and it finally opens the door.
> If its really cold it takes more attempts. In warm weather (above
> 60 or 70 degrees) it opens with no problems on the first attempt.
>
> I greased the chain and rollers alot but still doesnt help. Please
> advise what I can do to fix the issue?



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