Frequently Asked Questions

• To disengage – Pull manual release lever (red handle) downwards.
• To engage – Push manual release lever up.

• Change battery.
• Recode handset (refer below).
• Check for obstruction or interference to frequency.
• If Stanley handset, check to ensure that dill switches match up with receiver.
• Check that the unit is engaged on automatic operation.
• Ensure that power is turned on.

• With the power turned onto the unit press and release the small button (learning button) and the yellow LED will come on indicating that your unit is ready to accept code.
• Press the handset button once. If the code is accepted the green LED will blink twice.
• For multiple handsets code them in at this stage.
• Press and release the small button (learning button) and the yellow LED will go off.

• Check manual operation for correct balance, not binding. Adjust if necessary.
• Spray silicone lubricant into tracks. Do not grease.
• Check/adjust safety sensitivity setting.
• Check limits.

• At Control Box.
• Check power is on to Control Unit (Red LED illuminated).
• IF NOT, check mains plug and fuse.
• Plug fully engaged on top of Control Box.
• Motor wiring connections properly engaged.
• Manual release lever in “engaged” position.
• Limit switch cams correctly set, i.e. upper Limit Switch for fully open position, lower Limit Switch for fully closed position.
• Move door manually to half-closed position and try again.
• Try operation with Hand Transmitter.

• Grease springs.
• Clean guides with warm soapy water.
• Wash garage door.

The flashing light indicates that a pre-set number of openings/closures has occurred, and the unit is in need of servicing.

Clean guides with warm soapy water otherwise call a service technician.

Change bulb – a 24 Volt 10 watt.

• Check bottom limit switch setting.
• Adjust if necessary.
• Call service technician.

• Spring tension may require adjustment.
• Call service technician.

• A garage door is a moving mechanical product and just like a car requires to be serviced regularly.
• Every 12 months or sooner to prolong the life of the door. Failure to service may result in warranty being voided.

Please refer to our Warranty Certificate.

• All doors have moving parts and need to be serviced, for optimal performance.
• We recommended that your door be serviced at least every 12 months.

Check that the motor is properly engaged to automatic mode and that the locking bars are not engaged.

Re-engage garage door on to carrier.

Lubricate spring with white lithium grease available from most hardware stores.

• Clean out all tracks with warm soapy water and check springs are not rusty.
• If springs appear rusty lubricate the springs.
• Refer to homeowner’s garage door manual which will advise you what you can do and what you shouldn’t do.

Change bulb – 240 Volt 40 watt “Crompton” ES clear, round lamp.

Pull on red string, hanging from motor.

Please refer to our Warranty Certificate.

Dry silicone spray on rollers, hinges and tracks.

Refer to trouble shooting page 18 in owner’s manual.

Every 12 month or sooner to prolong the life of the garage door. Failure to service may result in warranty being voided.

Your garage door is probably the largest moving appliance in your home and your opener is an electric motor. It is therefore important to be aware of safety before you begin troubleshooting your opener.

• Make sure that the garage door is on the tracks, that the spring is not broken, that the tracks are firmly attached to the opening and that the door is mechanically stable. If any of these appear to be an issue call a service technician.
• Do not remove the cover from the operator or attempt to rectify any perceived electrical faults unless you are qualified to do so.
• Make sure there are no children or animals around blocking the garage door opening or in a position where they could block the opening.
• Note that all garage doors which can run smoothly on their tracks can be opened and closed manually by disengaging the manual release mechanism which usually entails pulling a leave or cord attached to the tracks on a sectional door opener and hanging off the engagement mechanism on the operator on the side of a roller door. For garage doors without FingerProof™ Safety, special care needs to be taken when opening or closing doors to ensure fingers do not get caught between panels. Once the motor has been repaired or reset the disengagement mechanism needs to be re-engaged for the operator to function.

• Most garage door openers do not have battery backup so if the power is down or the circuit breaker for that circuit has tripped then your garage door opener will not work.
• If the circuit breaker has tripped then reset it and if it trips again after you have reset it immediately or when you try to open the garage door then your opener is faulty and needs to be repaired or replaced. If this is the case call a service technician.

• If you have another remote handset then try the other remote handset or alternately for a roller door and some sectional doors you can use the wall button or buttons on the opener itself to open the door. If you are unable to open the door with another the wall button or directly then call a service technician.
• If neither handset opens the garage door then try to re -code the handsets to the operator.
• If only one of the remote handsets does not work then try replacing batteries and if this does not work then purchase a replacement remote handset.

• If you have Photo Electric Beams then make sure the Photo Electric Beam safety sensors are aligned and that the wires to the sensors have not been damaged. If out of alignment align the safety sensors.
• Check to see if no one has put the door into manual mode following a power failure. If the manual release lever is disengaged then re-engage.
• If the motor runs and the fault is not the manual engagement mechanism or Photo Electric Beam alignment, then call a service technician.

• Check to ensure that there are no physical objects interfering with the door operation.
• If the door has electronic limits then it should reset automatically even after a power failure and there is something else wrong with the door and a service technician should be called.
• If the opener is an older model with manual limits then read the instruction manual to see how to reset limits or call a service technician.

At Steel-Line, we are inspired by visions of what might be possible, of making our world a more sustainable place to live. As part of our social and environmental commitment, we help our customers remove the old garage doors from their homes, and then put the scrap metal in the recycle bins provided by the major metals recycling supply chains in Australia. Thus, we can help reduce the raw material requirements of the steel industry and reduce the waste end up in landfills.

This Guide is not a legal document and is not intended to replace the relevant provisions of the Building Code of Australia or Australian Standards. The Guide is intended to provide the
reader with an understanding of the tolerances that a building professional will consider in determining whether a building element has been installed / constructed to an acceptable standard. The Guide should be regarded as an advisory resource rather than a series of prescriptive definitions.

INSPECTING SURFACES FROM A NORMAL VIEWING POSITION

Generally, variations in the surface colour, texture and finish of garage doors manufactured from pre- painted metals, painted metals, painted or stained timber or composite material, and variations in glass and similar transparent materials are to be viewed where possible from a normal viewing position. A normal viewing position is looking at the surface to be inspected at a distance of 2m or greater in normal daylight and “non-critical light” conditions. (“Non- critical light” is where light that strikes the surface is diffused, is not glancing or parallel to that surface).
Slight variations in the colour and finish of materials do not generally constitute a defect.

MICRO-FRACTURING OF PAINT SURFACE

During pressing and bending processes the painted surface of a garage door is stretched and thinned. This sometimes results in micro-fracturing of the surface.
An acceptable level of micro fracturing is where the problem, or the results of the problem, cannot be seen in good daylight from a normal viewing position.

PRE-PAINTED SURFACES (METALS)

Differences of appearance or defects of a pre- painted metal surface are acceptable, if not clearly discernible from a normal viewing position. Minor scratches or other irregularities in paintwork will not affect the performance of the door and will not be deemed a defect. Normal environmental conditions over time can affect the pigment colouration in a pre-painted surface and, in particular, differences in formulation of any touch up paint used may present a different colouration to that of the whole surface and will not be deemed a defect.

PAINTED OR STAINED SURFACES (METALS, TIMBER, COMPOSITE MATERIALS)

Appendix C of AS/NZS 2311 – 2000, says, amongst other things, that the finish is considered acceptable if differences of appearance are not clearly discernible from a normal viewing position.

RUBBING OF ROLLING DOOR CURTAINS

Rolling door curtains are wound into a spiral configuration where the individual layers in the spiral are in close proximity to each other. Manufacturers should avoid the layers coming into contact with each other where this results in rubbing of the paint surface.
An acceptable level of paint rubbing is where the problem, or the result of the problem, cannot be seen in good daylight from a normal viewing position.

OIL-CANNING

Oil-Canning is defined as variation in the surface of pre-painted or painted metal, which appears as a series of undulations or distortions.

During pressing and bending processes the metal surface of a garage door is stretched and thinned. This sometimes results in oil-canning of the surface.
An acceptable level of oil-canning is where the distortion over any 150mm distance is not greater than 1mm. This should be measured using a 1mm thick feeler gauge between the surface of the door and a 150mm long straight edge.

GLAZING (GLASS AND SIMILAR TRANSPARENT MATERIALS)

Scratched, fractured, chipped or blemished glazing that is visible from a normal viewing position may constitute a defect.
Minor scratches, fractures, chips or blemishes within 5mm of the glazing edge will not be deemed a defect. Minor is less than 10mm in length and not more than 3 per panel.