Eco Garage Doors Austin, TX - Podcast

"It could be that your door is not wanting to shut because it thinks that something's in the way. Other times it could also be something like a cable off the track to where your door is kind of a little bit crooked, stuck in the up position, and there's a few different things that could be." 
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
 
So, what is causing you garage door to stay stuck in the up position?
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
I'm a lucky guy because I get to talk to professionals in home service all the time.And my listeners often contact me to ask questions of these experts.I've asked Alex Dalton to join me here on the program today from Eco Garage Door service because we have a question for him today.Alex.How are you?I'm doing great and I'm glad to be here as always.Yeah,you're the expert here on the program today for garage doors.Here's a question that's come in my garage door is stuck in the up position.What's wrong could be a couple different things.Majority of the time it's the safety eyes on your opener,um their missile lines.Um They could even be bad and your door is not wanting to shut because it thinks that something's in the way.Um Other times it could also be something like a cable off the track to where your door is kind of a little bit crooked,stuck in the up position,um that there's a few different things that could be.And whenever that happens,I,I highly recommend checking out the safety eyes and if it's not that giving the professional a call.Just so things don't get messed up or worse than what they already are.Yeah.And just,you know,I'll tell everybody listening when it comes to garage doors,you need to be really careful.Um,they can be very dangerous.So if your garage door is stuck in the up position,if it's stuck in the down position,if you hear a large bang and it won't go up and down anymore.If the garage door opener just isn't doing its job.If the light is blinking,there could be a lot of things that maybe Alex and his team can troubleshoot over the phone but be careful because those springs are under high,high,high tension and it's extremely dangerous.That's why I make sure I have Alex on the program to help all of you.If you need some help with your garage doors,call Alex and his team at Eco garage door service.All of his information is located in the description of this podcast.Thanks,Alex.Thank you.

"You never just want one,two sometimes isn't enough. I always tell my customer to get another quote."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
 
Jim Klauck, Check A  Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today.  Today's question - "How Many Quotes Should I Get For My New Garage Door?"
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"Your opener is not gonna be able to lift it without that spring. The job of that spring is to really make that door weigh 5 to 10 pounds make it easy on that garage door opener."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
 
Jim Klauck, Check A  Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today.  Today's question - "How Do I Know If My Garage Door Is Balanced?"
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Check A Pro Joe checks in with Alex Dalton, the owner of Eco Garage Doors in Austin, Texas.  On this episode Joe and Alex talk about the importance of maintaining your garage doors and garage door safety. 
For more information about Eco Garage doors in Austin, Texas log on to
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"Have somebody look at it and they'll give you a professional opinion on if you should replace it.."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
 
Jim Klauck, Check A  Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today.  Today's question - "When Should I Replace My Garage Door?"
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"The extreme heat can affect the door just as much as it will to the cold.You got that expanding metal as far as the torsion springs go, the components like the key pads on the outside."
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
 
Jim Klauck, Check A  Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today.  Today's question - "How Does The Texas Heat Affect My Garage Door?"
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"Balancing your door is just making sure that one giant counterbalance system, the springs above your door that are attached to the cables on the side for making sure your door is level and opening straight and correctly and making sure that your springs set the proper amount of tension to lift the weight of that door." 
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
 
Jim Klauck, Check A  Pro Joe, has asked garage door expert, Alex Dalton to join him on the show today.  Today's question - "Why Do I Need To Balance My Garage Door?"
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"W D 40 actually collects dirt and dust and kind of gunks up your track,your hinges and everything. Unlike the silicon based lubricant, where it actually works, how it's supposed to as a lubricant and allows all those moving parts to move freely unlike W D 40 when it collects all that dirt." 
- Alex Dalton, Garage Door Expert
 
Are you taking you garage door for granted?
Take care of your garage door so it will be there for you when you need it!  Garage Door Expert, Alex Dalton from Eco Garage Doors explains in this episode of the podcast.
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
A lot of us take that garage door for granted.It can make up 30,or more of the facade of your home.It's really important.We store a lot of stuff in there,sometimes our cars and sometimes just our stuff,but we don't often think about maintenance.A question has come up here at checkup pro radio and that is,will regular maintenance really make my garage door last longer.I decided to ask Alex Dalton.He is a garage door expert in Austin,Texas from Eco garage door service and he's gonna help me answer this question.Hi,Alex.Hey,Joe.Ok.So will regular maintenance really make my garage door last longer?Yeah,I definitely say so.Um,from lubricating the,uh,moving parts on the door,I recommend doing that 2 - 3 times a year with a silicone based lubricant.Just that alone protects your rollers.Your hinges gives your door a longer life from us coming out there to do an inspection on your door during this regular maintenance.And we can notice things like frayed cables,damaged,springs,damaged,bearings,things that can actually cause is a much larger problem,damaging your door that could lead to replacing the whole door.So a simple,uh simple call to us,take care of that.Uh,regular maintenance,do a safety inspection on your door.Just those small things will really make your door last a long time.Like anything else,even with us as humans.If you eat,well,you exercise,you get good sleep,you hydrate,you're maintaining yourself well.And if you don't,well,you could die.Same thing with the garage door.It just won't last as long.Alex didn't mention a lubricant.I will tell you this.If for some reason you don't want to hire the expert,Alex Dalton,do not use W D 40.Why is that,Alex W D 40 actually collects dirt and dust and kind of dunks up your glass track,your hinges and everything.Unlike the silicon based lubricant,uh where it actually works,how it's supposed to as a,as a lubricant and allows all those moving parts to move freely unlike W D 40 when it collects all that dirt.Alex and his team at Eco garage door service has all the right products including the lubricant.So call them,it's one of the least expensive things you're going to maintain.It's nothing like your air conditioning system or your swimming pool and we use it every day.Some of us use it many times a day.Thank you so much,Alex.I appreciate it.Thanks for having me here,Joe all of Alex's information is located in the description of this podcast.You can just click to contact him.

"It helps keep the weather and elements outside of your garage on a rainy day keeps insects out protects that bottom panel from just rusting if it's just hitting the concrete like that also helps ensures your door is closing properly."  - Alex Dalton
How is the rubber seal at the bottom of your garage door?  This is an important piece of the overall garage door system.  It keeps the pests out, it keeps the weather out, and it protects the integrity of the entire garage door.
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
It helps keep the weather and elements outside of your garage on a rainy day keeps insects out protects that bottom panel from just rusting if it's just hitting the concrete like that also helps ensures your door is closing properly. This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe the garage door is something we use on a regular basis many of us use it as our front door we park our cars in there if we're not using it for storage which many people do this question comes up a lot though is the rubber weather seal at the bottom of my garage door important and it's kind of interesting if you think well what does it matter it's just that the bottom and when the garage door closes there's not that much of a gap I've asked an exploding garage doors Alex Dalton to join me here on the program he's with eco garage door service in Austin TX hi Alex how are you I'm doing great how are you doing I'm fantastic so the question of the day is is the rubber weather seal at the bottom of the garage door important yeah absolutely it is I'll just keep the weather elements outside of your garage on a rainy day and it keeps insects out protects that bottom panel from just rusting if it's just sitting the concrete like that I'm also health insurers your door is closing properly and you have a nice tight seal to keep all those off and inside things like that it's very important you know much like you might have a weather seal on your door to your house or maybe on windows and so forth it's important because it does keep the elements out and keep insects out and actually if you have a big enough gap snakes and rodents will come in yeah absolutely they will I've had a customer send me a picture of a snake in their book in their garage actually one time odd because they had a little piece of their water seal torn off on the side of the garage and that's how it got in there and it's a big problem especially here in Texas and I'll tell you that's going to be like one of the least expensive things to get repaired on a garage door is the seal and honestly I'm a little picky if it's either damaged or missing that would drive me crazy because it's supposed to be there right exactly yes exactly should be there OK so it is important to have the rubber weather seal at the bottom of your garage door For more information contact Alex Dalton at eco garage door service in Austin TX all of this contact information is located here in the description of this podcast thanks Alex thank you check a pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the Check A Pro radio show.

"There's been a lot of theft in my neighborhood recently where people leave their garage doors open and sometimes people like to go in there and you know see what they can find. One of the cool things with my Q features is you can set a timer at 10:00 o'clock rolls around you can just have your door automatically shut. "  - Alex Dalton
Have you ever seen a fully automated garage door?  The MY Q Garage Door System allows you operate your garage door via the app from anywhere in the world. Check out this episode to learn more...
 
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Podcast Episode Transcription:
There's been a lot of theft in my neighborhood recently where people leave their garage doors open uh sometimes people like to go in there and you know see what they can find one of the cool things with my Q features is you can set a timer at 10:00 o'clock rolls around you can just have your door automatically shut. This is the check a pro radio show, Check A Pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe today there's all kinds of technology to help us around the home I don't know if you know this but there's a system for your garage door actually it's kind of your garage door operator the garage door opener is called my queue and what it does is it allows you to basically automate your garage door so I've asked Alex Dalton he is an expert in the garage door business from eco garage door service Alex how are you I'm doing good today how are you doing I'm doing fantastic the my q garage door system it's a great way for people to automate their garage door system yeah absolutely it's Wi-Fi capable there so you can always you know check if your door is open or shut there's a bunch of settings on there.  There's been a lot of theft in my neighborhood recently where people leave their garage doors open sometimes people like to go in there and you know see what they can find and one of the cool things that I'm IQ features is you can set a timer at 10:00 o'clock rolls around you can just have your door automatically shut get a nice little notification to your phone and your home is nice and locked up and safe for you yeah that's just one of the features you can also allow people to come in once or multiple times like the Amazon guy right yeah the Amazon guy packages are also big thing that are getting stolen these days Amazon actually has a feature where they can open your door stick that package in there for you and shut that door right up for you a lot of these new openers are coming with cameras on them as well so you can monitor when that's happening make sure that that's all they're doing in your garage as well there's some other cool features on there like if your door is acting up your door is not wanting to open your door is not shutting you can actually just send a diagnostics report to us as if we're on there as your registered dealer and we get that report we can kind of troubleshoot it over the phone with you or we know what we're walking into and what needs to be done right away you know we're also is really cool if you're going on vacation you're at the airport or you're maybe already on the beach in Hawaii you're thousands of miles away from home much like you can look on your phone at a camera at your property you can also see if the garage door is open maybe you thought you left it open but of course if you programmed it it went down to 10:00 o'clock at night but the point is is at any point in time you can monitor what the garage is doing yeah absolutely it's a great feature I used two drive away from my house all the time before I had that set up and I'd always think in my head did I close my door and then you kind of just freak out a little bit sometimes you take the risk and you go back home and you realize you shot it it's just been nice to have that at your fingertips and with the my queue you can have that at your fingertips for some reason your neighbor calls you and says hey you know what I've got something to return I've got the lawn mower to return to you and you say you know what I'm actually in Hawaii on the beach sorry you're not here with me but here I'm going to open up the garage right now and I can actually see you while you do this and let's roll it in and I'll close it after you're done exactly that's crazy great Alex Dalton from eco garage door service give him a call and he can set you up with the my q garage door system it's not that expensive at all and it's really a great value all of Alex's contact information is in the description of this podcast thanks alex thanks for having me check a pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the cheka pro radio show.