How the extreme cold can affect your garage door's performance.

In your home, your garage door not only provides curb appeal and functionality it also provides security and a barrier between you and the harsh elements that mother nature can bombard us with. In extremely cold climates, your garage door and opener work overtime in comparison to operation during normal temperatures that are above freezing. The following is a list of how the extreme cold can affect your garage door.

1. Counterbalance system failure. It is common knowledge that your garage door springs have a cycle life. In areas with extreme cold and massive temperature fluctuations, garage door springs have the tendency to break more frequently. Yes garage door springs break in all seasons at all different temperatures. But when the garage door springs are subjected to extreme cold and temperature fluctuations it can shorten the cycle life.
2. The garage door can freeze to the ground. Damage can occur when the garage door freezes to the ground. Garage door panels can get seriously bent when the automatic opener attempts to open a garage door that is frozen to the ground. Especially garage door panels that are not properly supported.
3. The garage door opener struggles, when the temperature drops below freezing. The automatic opener allows us the convenience of opening and closing the garage door without having to exit our vehicles. When the weather is freezing outside, the garage door's hardware and associated bearings do not move as easily as in above freezing temperatures. This can result in excessive wear and potential garage door opener failure.
4. Snow and ice build-up can prevent the garage door from closing. Your garage door opener safety reversal system is sensitive enough to detect snow and ice build-up underneath the garage door and will oftentimes reverse the garage door if excessive snow and ice are detected underneath the garage door. This can be frustrating especially if you are running late.

So if you live in an extremely cold climate with massive temperature fluctuations. It would be recommended that you get your garage door professionally serviced and tuned up at least once a year. Your local garage door company company such as PDQ Garage Door Service would have recommendations and upgraded products to help your garage door and opener withstand the extreme and harsh conditions that mother nature can deliver. If you need garage door service in the Twin City's Metro area. Call PDQ Garage Door Service at 651-208-6335