Most garage owners don’t even think about their garage door opener until it suddenly stops working, but even if yours is working fine now, if it’s an older model, it might be worth upgrading it for your own safety and security.
Below are 5 reasons to upgrade your outdated garage door opener:
- It doesn’t have a safety reverse sensor!
Able to detect an object or person underneath the garage door when it’s closing, and force it to stop closing and reverse, safety reverse sensors have been required by law for all automatic garage door openers, since 1993.
Essential for the safe operating of your garage door, if your existing opener doesn’t have this life saving technology, it’s time to make an immediate upgrade.
- It’s noisy
Older garage door openers tend to make a lot of noise, and your family members (and even your neighbors!) will likely thank you for upgrading your outdated opener to one with a quieter, smoother operation.
- It doesn’t have a battery backup system
When there’s a power outage due to a storm, or any other reason, it can be a real nuisance and getting into your garage is usually impossible without a battery backup system. Kicking in when the power is lost, an automatic garage door opener with battery backup enables you to access your garage as and when you please, whatever the weather.
- It can’t be connected to Homelink
Allowing you to open your garage door and other controls from a button on your vehicles dashboard, Homelink is a wireless, vehicle-based control system that is extremely convenient. You won’t be able to connect an older garage door opener to this system, so if you want to be able to turn on your lights or open your gate at the push of a button with Homelink, you’ll need to upgrade your opener.
- It doesn’t enable you to use your cell phone to open the door
There are a variety of smart controls that you can use to open your garage door right from your cell phone, and from wherever you happen to be in the world, but older, outdated garage door openers simply aren’t compatible with this technology.
Your old garage door opener may have served you well, but perhaps it’s time to upgrade it so that you can begin enjoying the benefits listed above. To discuss your options in more detail, why not call in to your local garage door showroom, and talk to the experts there.
