May 13, 2014 | Posted in International Door Association, Safety | By

Easy Ways To Keep Your Home Safe Against Intruders

As an IDA (International Door Association) member, AAA DoorTeks is able to frequently update our education on garage door safety, construction, installation, and repair. Especially when it comes to providing exceptional service & exceptional value, the IDA gives us a lot of resources that allow us to better service our customers and ways to keep your home safe against intruders. Case in point, we recently received an alarming email alerting us at a news anchor in San Antonio, Texas was encouraging citizens to use a zip-tie and cut off the emergency release rope and handle. Not only is this contrary to the federally-mandated UL 325 safety standard, but it is extremely dangerous! The emergency release is designed to save lives in case a child, adult, or pet is pinned under the garage door. The IDA has composed a top-10 list “Safe & Secure Tips For Garage Door Owners”, and we would like to share it with you! 

 

Safe & Secure Tips For Garage Door Owners

Prepared by the International Door Association

If you are the owner of a garage door, it is very important that you consider the following tips regarding maintaining a safe and secure door and operator:

 

1. It is important to properly perform routine maintenance on your garage door
system. To learn more about what to do and what not to do, check out the IDA
website: www.garagedoorcare.com.

 

2. Garage doors with operators feature an emergency release device that can be readily identified – just look for the red cord with a red handle. This device is
required by law for the purpose of quick disengagement of the operator. It should
never be modified, including the addition of a zip-tie for the purpose of security.

 

3.Removing the red handle is not recommended and strongly discouraged. The handle is required by UL 325 and federal law. It is there for emergencies such as a child being entrapped under the door.

 

4. If you wish, frosting your garage door windows (if applicable) will obscure visibility into your garage.

 

5. By adding a motion-sensing exterior light outside your garage, unwanted guests are less likely to attempt entry into your garage at night.

 

6. Leaving the remote control to your garage door operator in your automobile can be an invitation to a thief or undesirable person to enter your house; just like leaving the key to your house in plain view.

 

7. At least annually, contact a professional door dealer to inspect your garage
door system. A periodic inspection and maintenance visit by a pro can save you
headaches and dollars in the future.

 

8. Check the surroundings of the roller tracks. Move items that may come in contact with a moving door such as a shovel, broom or lawn edger.

 

9.Have your garage door monitored by a security system just as you would any other door or window in your home, and/or install a garage door monitoring system to help you remember to close your garage door.

 

10. A very basic and simple tip: remembering to keep your garage door closed can help you protect your home and property. If you must have your garage door open, lock the pass door between the home and the garage.
International Door Association at AAA DoorTeks

 

 

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