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Garage door opener help...and patch
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A friend was trying to install a garage door by himself. He's having some trouble, so I thought I'd help. I know nothing about repair, but know about newsgroups, so I thought someone here could help. He has a sectional door (CHI Model 2241) and is installing a Craftsman 1/2 HP Model 139.53982SRT/139.53995SRT. According to Step 11 on Page 24 of the manual, it discusses the installation and fastening of the door bracket. How does one do this? According to Figure 2, it looks like you drill through the front of the door and put the Carriage Bolt through the whole door. The bolt is longer than the door is. My friend, thinking this, drilled a hole through the door and then realized then the mistake that may have been made. So I guess this would be a two part question. First, how do you attach the door bracket and second, if it doesn't require drilling through the whole door, how do you patch a door? Thanks in advance. the install booklet shows you that you drill through the top wooden piece of the door and then attache the two bolts there holding on the bracket so that when the opener pulls back on the top of the door that the door will come up... on mine the door is about 2 inches thick wood.. if you have metal and its real thin(like 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick then you should use a backer board(piece of 2 by 4 inch wood for some length inside the door so the bracket can be attached to it.... gee if this is what is stopping him, what is he gonna do when it comes time to attach the opener case through the ceiling and the angle bracket metal to the ceiling joist/or rafter supports????? |
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Garage door opener help...and patch
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A friend was trying to install a garage door by himself. He's having some trouble, so I thought I'd help. I know nothing about repair, but know about newsgroups, so I thought someone here could help. He has a sectional door (CHI Model 2241) and is installing a Craftsman 1/2 HP Model 139.53982SRT/139.53995SRT. According to Step 11 on Page 24 of the manual, it discusses the installation and fastening of the door bracket. How does one do this? According to Figure 2, it looks like you drill through the front of the door and put the Carriage Bolt through the whole door. The bolt is longer than the door is. My friend, thinking this, drilled a hole through the door and then realized then the mistake that may have been made. So I guess this would be a two part question. First, how do you attach the door bracket and second, if it doesn't require drilling through the whole door, how do you patch a door? Thanks in advance. the install booklet shows you that you drill through the top wooden piece of the door and then attache the two bolts there holding on the bracket so that when the opener pulls back on the top of the door that the door will come up... on mine the door is about 2 inches thick wood.. if you have metal and its real thin(like 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick then you should use a backer board(piece of 2 by 4 inch wood for some length inside the door so the bracket can be attached to it.... gee if this is what is stopping him, what is he gonna do when it comes time to attach the opener case through the ceiling and the angle bracket metal to the ceiling joist/or rafter supports????? |
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A friend was trying to install a garage door by himself. He's having some trouble, so I thought I'd help. I know nothing about repair, but know about newsgroups, so I thought someone here could help. He has a sectional door (CHI Model 2241) and is installing a Craftsman 1/2 HP Model 139.53982SRT/139.53995SRT. According to Step 11 on Page 24 of the manual, it discusses the installation and fastening of the door bracket. How does one do this? According to Figure 2, it looks like you drill through the front of the door and put the Carriage Bolt through the whole door. The bolt is longer than the door is. My friend, thinking this, drilled a hole through the door and then realized then the mistake that may have been made. So I guess this would be a two part question. First, how do you attach the door bracket and second, if it doesn't require drilling through the whole door, how do you patch a door? Thanks in advance. jim wrote: the install booklet shows you that you drill through the top wooden piece of the door and then attache the two bolts there holding on the bracket so that when the opener pulls back on the top of the door that the door will come up... on mine the door is about 2 inches thick wood.. if you have metal and its real thin(like 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick then you should use a backer board(piece of 2 by 4 inch wood for some length inside the door so the bracket can be attached to it.... gee if this is what is stopping him, what is he gonna do when it comes time to attach the opener case through the ceiling and the angle bracket metal to the ceiling joist/or rafter supports????? Well the motor is already attached...another fun issue. The supports run horizontal rather than vertical. So we had to saw out a path from the door to the motor for the track. We just were not sure if we were going about it the right way. Neither of us could recall seeing a bolt poking out of the front of someone's door. That seemed wrong. The other concern is that since it is the type of bolt that has the "square" between the rounded head and the cylindar threaded part, we didn't know if once tightened if it would just rip through the door. So this is correct so far? o~|~i o = Outside i = Inside | = Door ~ = Bolt Thank you :-) |
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A friend was trying to install a garage door by himself. He's having some trouble, so I thought I'd help. I know nothing about repair, but know about newsgroups, so I thought someone here could help. He has a sectional door (CHI Model 2241) and is installing a Craftsman 1/2 HP Model 139.53982SRT/139.53995SRT. According to Step 11 on Page 24 of the manual, it discusses the installation and fastening of the door bracket. How does one do this? According to Figure 2, it looks like you drill through the front of the door and put the Carriage Bolt through the whole door. The bolt is longer than the door is. My friend, thinking this, drilled a hole through the door and then realized then the mistake that may have been made. So I guess this would be a two part question. First, how do you attach the door bracket and second, if it doesn't require drilling through the whole door, how do you patch a door? Thanks in advance. jim wrote: the install booklet shows you that you drill through the top wooden piece of the door and then attache the two bolts there holding on the bracket so that when the opener pulls back on the top of the door that the door will come up... on mine the door is about 2 inches thick wood.. if you have metal and its real thin(like 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick then you should use a backer board(piece of 2 by 4 inch wood for some length inside the door so the bracket can be attached to it.... gee if this is what is stopping him, what is he gonna do when it comes time to attach the opener case through the ceiling and the angle bracket metal to the ceiling joist/or rafter supports????? Well the motor is already attached...another fun issue. The supports run horizontal rather than vertical. So we had to saw out a path from the door to the motor for the track. We just were not sure if we were going about it the right way. Neither of us could recall seeing a bolt poking out of the front of someone's door. That seemed wrong. The other concern is that since it is the type of bolt that has the "square" between the rounded head and the cylindar threaded part, we didn't know if once tightened if it would just rip through the door. So this is correct so far? o~|~i o = Outside i = Inside | = Door ~ = Bolt Thank you :-) |
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A friend was trying to install a garage door by himself. He's having some trouble, so I thought I'd help. I know nothing about repair, but know about newsgroups, so I thought someone here could help. He has a sectional door (CHI Model 2241) and is installing a Craftsman 1/2 HP Model 139.53982SRT/139.53995SRT. According to Step 11 on Page 24 of the manual, it discusses the installation and fastening of the door bracket. How does one do this? According to Figure 2, it looks like you drill through the front of the door and put the Carriage Bolt through the whole door. The bolt is longer than the door is. My friend, thinking this, drilled a hole through the door and then realized then the mistake that may have been made. So I guess this would be a two part question. First, how do you attach the door bracket and second, if it doesn't require drilling through the whole door, how do you patch a door? Thanks in advance. Jim wrote: the install booklet shows you that you drill through the top wooden piece of the door and then attache the two bolts there holding on the bracket so that when the opener pulls back on the top of the door that the door will come up... on mine the door is about 2 inches thick wood.. if you have metal and its real thin(like 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick then you should use a backer board(piece of 2 by 4 inch wood for some length inside the door so the bracket can be attached to it.... gee if this is what is stopping him, what is he gonna do when it comes time to attach the opener case through the ceiling and the angle bracket metal to the ceiling joist/or rafter supports????? I just realized that what you are talking about is a one piece solid door. This is NOT a solid door. It is the "sectional" type that curves at the sections as you open or close it. With the sectional, I don't believe you attach it via the top of the door, but rather at the the on the door near the top. |
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A friend was trying to install a garage door by himself. He's having some trouble, so I thought I'd help. I know nothing about repair, but know about newsgroups, so I thought someone here could help. He has a sectional door (CHI Model 2241) and is installing a Craftsman 1/2 HP Model 139.53982SRT/139.53995SRT. According to Step 11 on Page 24 of the manual, it discusses the installation and fastening of the door bracket. How does one do this? According to Figure 2, it looks like you drill through the front of the door and put the Carriage Bolt through the whole door. The bolt is longer than the door is. My friend, thinking this, drilled a hole through the door and then realized then the mistake that may have been made. So I guess this would be a two part question. First, how do you attach the door bracket and second, if it doesn't require drilling through the whole door, how do you patch a door? Thanks in advance. Jim wrote: the install booklet shows you that you drill through the top wooden piece of the door and then attache the two bolts there holding on the bracket so that when the opener pulls back on the top of the door that the door will come up... on mine the door is about 2 inches thick wood.. if you have metal and its real thin(like 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick then you should use a backer board(piece of 2 by 4 inch wood for some length inside the door so the bracket can be attached to it.... gee if this is what is stopping him, what is he gonna do when it comes time to attach the opener case through the ceiling and the angle bracket metal to the ceiling joist/or rafter supports????? I just realized that what you are talking about is a one piece solid door. This is NOT a solid door. It is the "sectional" type that curves at the sections as you open or close it. With the sectional, I don't believe you attach it via the top of the door, but rather at the the on the door near the top. |
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No1 wrote: A friend was trying to install a garage door by himself. He's having some trouble, so I thought I'd help. I know nothing about repair, but know about newsgroups, so I thought someone here could help. He has a sectional door (CHI Model 2241) and is installing a Craftsman 1/2 HP Model 139.53982SRT/139.53995SRT. According to Step 11 on Page 24 of the manual, it discusses the installation and fastening of the door bracket. How does one do this? According to Figure 2, it looks like you drill through the front of the door and put the Carriage Bolt through the whole door. The bolt is longer than the door is. My friend, thinking this, drilled a hole through the door and then realized then the mistake that may have been made. So I guess this would be a two part question. First, how do you attach the door bracket and second, if it doesn't require drilling through the whole door, how do you patch a door? Thanks in advance. Jim wrote: the install booklet shows you that you drill through the top wooden piece of the door and then attache the two bolts there holding on the bracket so that when the opener pulls back on the top of the door that the door will come up... on mine the door is about 2 inches thick wood.. if you have metal and its real thin(like 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick then you should use a backer board(piece of 2 by 4 inch wood for some length inside the door so the bracket can be attached to it.... gee if this is what is stopping him, what is he gonna do when it comes time to attach the opener case through the ceiling and the angle bracket metal to the ceiling joist/or rafter supports????? I just realized that what you are talking about is a one piece solid door. This is NOT a solid door. It is the "sectional" type that curves at the sections as you open or close it. With the sectional, I don't believe you attach it via the top of the door, but rather at the the on the door near the top. We do not ever bolt through the door on a steel door. The installation manuals are outdated & don't say that they are referring to a wood door only when they say to bolt through the door. If the door is non-insulated you are probably right that the bolt will pull through the skin or it will simply cave in the section. Put a short button bolt through the skin and paint over top of it. As to attaching the garage door arm to the door: Step 1: Throw the door bracket in the trash. Step 2: Use a piece of angle (with sharp corners that stick out from door cut off) from the hinge to the top of door (or bottom of strut if there is one)and use short self tappers to hold angle to interior style. Step 3: Use a 5/16 by 1-1/2" bolt to hold the arm to the angle. Step 4: Leave nut on 5/16" bolt only loose enough to let door arm pivot freely. Put a 2nd nut on bolt & tighten firmly to other nut to keep them from loosening up. Step 5: Finish opener installation in less than 48 hours. Step 6: Disable any outside lock from being able to lock the door. Step 7: Have a good laugh about the hole in door & how long it took to install a garage door opener. Step 8: Swear that never again will you install an opener. Doordoc www.doorsandopeners.com |
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No1 wrote: A friend was trying to install a garage door by himself. He's having some trouble, so I thought I'd help. I know nothing about repair, but know about newsgroups, so I thought someone here could help. He has a sectional door (CHI Model 2241) and is installing a Craftsman 1/2 HP Model 139.53982SRT/139.53995SRT. According to Step 11 on Page 24 of the manual, it discusses the installation and fastening of the door bracket. How does one do this? According to Figure 2, it looks like you drill through the front of the door and put the Carriage Bolt through the whole door. The bolt is longer than the door is. My friend, thinking this, drilled a hole through the door and then realized then the mistake that may have been made. So I guess this would be a two part question. First, how do you attach the door bracket and second, if it doesn't require drilling through the whole door, how do you patch a door? Thanks in advance. Jim wrote: the install booklet shows you that you drill through the top wooden piece of the door and then attache the two bolts there holding on the bracket so that when the opener pulls back on the top of the door that the door will come up... on mine the door is about 2 inches thick wood.. if you have metal and its real thin(like 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick then you should use a backer board(piece of 2 by 4 inch wood for some length inside the door so the bracket can be attached to it.... gee if this is what is stopping him, what is he gonna do when it comes time to attach the opener case through the ceiling and the angle bracket metal to the ceiling joist/or rafter supports????? I just realized that what you are talking about is a one piece solid door. This is NOT a solid door. It is the "sectional" type that curves at the sections as you open or close it. With the sectional, I don't believe you attach it via the top of the door, but rather at the the on the door near the top. We do not ever bolt through the door on a steel door. The installation manuals are outdated & don't say that they are referring to a wood door only when they say to bolt through the door. If the door is non-insulated you are probably right that the bolt will pull through the skin or it will simply cave in the section. Put a short button bolt through the skin and paint over top of it. As to attaching the garage door arm to the door: Step 1: Throw the door bracket in the trash. Step 2: Use a piece of angle (with sharp corners that stick out from door cut off) from the hinge to the top of door (or bottom of strut if there is one)and use short self tappers to hold angle to interior style. Step 3: Use a 5/16 by 1-1/2" bolt to hold the arm to the angle. Step 4: Leave nut on 5/16" bolt only loose enough to let door arm pivot freely. Put a 2nd nut on bolt & tighten firmly to other nut to keep them from loosening up. Step 5: Finish opener installation in less than 48 hours. Step 6: Disable any outside lock from being able to lock the door. Step 7: Have a good laugh about the hole in door & how long it took to install a garage door opener. Step 8: Swear that never again will you install an opener. Doordoc www.doorsandopeners.com |
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