Pre 1982 Garage Door Safety

When the overhead door is closing there is enough force to maim or cause death if a person were trapped under the door.

Pre 1982 garage door safety.

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. At least 46 children have died in the last eight years because they were struck by automatic garage doors government safety experts said monday. There shall be no additional. I ordered the safety beam kit after our garage was flooded with 60 cm of water for 2 weeks in 2017.

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. I only needed to adjust the down force on the garage door motor to have the door work perfectly again. 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. The door shall be fire rated or a minimum 1.

Inch thick solid wood door. The garage shall not be used for sleeping purposes. Since most pre 1982 garage door openers do not comply with current safety standards the consumer product safety commission cpsc recommends replacement with one that has an auto reversing feature and meets current standards. Therefore some pre 1982 garage door openers may have been manufactured with other safety features which may stop the door but not cause it to reverse.

Many garage door units made before 1982 do not. This year we were flooded again with 60 cm of water and the safety beams were under water for over 4 weeks.