Pre 1982 Garage Door Safety

Because most pre 1982 garage door openers do not comply with current safety standards the consumer product safety commission cpsc recommends replacement with an opener that has an auto reversing feature which meets current standards.

Pre 1982 garage door safety.

The door shall be fire rated or a minimum 1. At least 46 children have died in the last eight years because they were struck by automatic garage doors government safety experts said monday. If a garage is attached to the residence the door between the residence and the garage shall be maintained to be self closing and self latching. Inch thick solid wood door.

Some pre 1982 garage door openers were manufactured with other safety features which may stop the door but not cause it to reverse. When the overhead door is closing there is enough force to maim or cause death if a person were trapped under the door. There shall be no additional. The garage shall not be used for sleeping purposes.

However they do not come with the mounting hardware shown in the product pictures. These safety sensors appear to be the same as the originals they were replacing they work with my 1996 vintage liftmaster garage door opener and the product arrived ahead of the promised date. Many garage door units made before 1982 do not. The consumer product safety commission says that approximately 60 children between the ages of 2 and 14 have been trapped and killed under automatic garage doors since march 1982.

I only needed to adjust the down force on the garage door motor to have the door work perfectly again. I ordered the safety beam kit after our garage was flooded with 60 cm of water for 2 weeks in 2017.