It's nice to realize that the bright future for the sectional gates has already come. Probably, therefore, garage sectional doors are an integral part of the modern garage space. Moreover, the gates of this type excellently cope with the task set - the protection of the car. You can install the sectional doors with your own hands.
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What are the features of the sectional garage door
Among the variety of garage doors, sectional doors occupy a special place. What are the advantages of this design in comparison with the rest?
The "features" of the garage sectional doors are unmistakably:
• lack of necessary clearing of workspace for opening and closing
• The minimum amount of space occupied in the open position
• individual design parameters for the gate
• Burglar-proof and safety of construction
• safety and long life.
Naturally, the practicality and convenience, as well as the installation of sectional garage doors with their own hands depends on their design.
Sectional door construction
Exaggerated sectional garage doors consist of sandwich panels and a lifting mechanism.
design of sandwich panels
Gates are a cloth from a set of sandwich panels (up to 8-10 pieces) with a thickness of up to 40 mm and a height of up to 600 mm. Sectional sandwich panel has a multi-layer structure, consisting of two layers of thin galvanized steel.
Between the steel layers is a core or filler. It is injection-molded polyurethane foam, which provides improved thermal insulation and strength characteristics of the panels. Steel sheets in the manufacture of panels are double-sided heat treatment and galvanizing. On the perimeter and at the joints of the sections there are seal systems that provide excellent sealing.
These are sheet piling joints. For example, sectional garage doors have fire resistance and thermal conductivity coefficient from 1,0 to 1,6 6 W / m * K.
This coefficient fully meets the European quality standards (EN12604 and EN 12453).
From both ends of the sandwich there are rollers equipped with integral rolling bearings, which allow movement along the steel guides.
The sectional garage door automatic version in addition to simplicity and convenience, as well as safe operation, provides good protection against adverse external weather conditions.
structure and operating principle of the lifting mechanism
The lifting mechanism of the sectional doors is equipped with a simple torsional or extensional spring, which provides an up / down adjustment mode and acceptable mechanical forces.
The electric drive of the lifting mechanism with remote control provides the most comfortable operation of the garage doors. For example: garage sectional doors They are equipped with software that allows you to coordinate and verify the compatibility of garage systems.
Submission of commands from the remote control panel will perform the necessary algorithm of actions: close-open-raise-lower, thereby ensuring the activation of the lock system.
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To ensure the operation of the entrances of garage sectional doors there is a great variety of security elements: inductive metal detectors, pneumatic curbs, photocells and signal lamps. Each company manufacturer of electric drives produces control units, as well as safety elements, which can be installed during the installation of sectional doors themselves.
How to install and adjust sectional doors
Installation and installation of garage sectional doors must begin with the preparation of the doorway.
preparatory work
For installation and trouble-free operation of the gate, the shoulder straps and the lintel of the garage space must be in a single plane, which is verified using a level.
When installing the gate must take into account the depth of the garage, so the calculation of the minimum depth is made by the formula: the height of the gate plus 50 cm. If you plan to install a gate with an electric drive, add 100 cm. It is recommended to plan the installation of the outlet on the ceiling. The main weight of the working system of the construction of the gate is on the ceiling and lintel. Therefore, the size of the lintel is 30 to 50 cm.
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When carrying out preparatory work, it is recommended to take into account the height of the garage ceiling. Therefore, for different ceiling heights, different types of installation are used:
• standard
• tall
• Vertical.
For any type of installation, the upper or lower position of the operating shaft is allowed.
If the roof of the garage is made at an angle, then the type of installation will be completely different. Low installation and use of tension springs is recommended in case of low jumper location.
How to prepare an opening for the subsequent installation of sectional doors is presented in this video.
preparation of panels for installation and marking of fixing points
Unpack the sectional door panels and inspect them. Apply marking to the location of the mounting points of the guides. Measurements and subsequent markings should be done carefully, because any skewing will adversely affect the performance of panel sections and guides.
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It is recommended to check and specify the marking of the mounting points of the rails. Particular attention should be paid to sex. It is desirable that the floor surface, especially on the line of adherence of the blade, has an even structure without bevels and grooves. If necessary, trim and strengthen the floor surface.
installation of guides, spring mechanism and assembly of cloth
The self-installation of sectional doors will consist of the following sequence of actions:
• fixing horizontal and vertical guides
• Door leaf assembly, beginning with the lower section
• Installing the web controls
• installation of the spring mechanism
• adjustment of spring tension
• Installation of the web retainer.
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When selecting sectional doors, special attention should be paid to the tension springs, or rather to their type. For automatic sections of the SM type, the tension springs are installed on the side of the guides. For gates type UM strictly under the horizontal guides.
The detailed information about the installation of sectional garage doors is presented here.
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