Installation Instructions

SAFETY INFORMATION

I M P O R T A N T !

To Protect Yourself From Injury,

Carefully Read The Following Safety

Information And Warnings Before You Install

Or Attempt To Repair Your New Garage Door

•You can install your new garage door yourself IF…

1. you have help (weight can vary from 150 lbs. up to 2,000 lbs.);

2. you have the right tools and reasonable mechanical aptitude or

experience; and

3. you follow these instructions very carefully.

In particular, please note that:

• Garage doors use springs to balance them. Generally, there are two types of springs used — extension

springs and torsion springs. If your old door uses torsion springs, do not attempt to remove the

door or the springs yourself. Have a qualified door repair service remove them. Attempting to remove

a torsion spring assembly and/or any red-colored fasteners without proper training or tools may result in

an uncontrolled release of spring forces which can cause serious or fatal injury.

• The brackets at the bottom corners of your garage door are under great tension. Do not attempt to

loosen any bracket fasteners and/or any red-colored fasteners except when and as directed in detail in

the following instructions. Otherwise, the bracket could spring out with dangerous force.

• When installing a door with torsion springs, always use solid steel winding bars. Winding bars are avail-

able from many professional door installers. The use of screwdrivers or any substitutes for winding

bars will risk severe injury. See page 19 for further safety instructions regarding winding bars.

• Keep hands and fingers clear of section joints, track, and other door parts when the door is opening and

closing to avoid injury. The lift handle and pull down rope are located for safe operation as well as easy

use.

• Extension spring doors must never be operated without a properly installed spring containment

cable.

• Bolts must be installed at the rear end of horizontal tracks. These act to stop the rollers and keep the

door from rolling off the back of the track.

• Only the track and hardware specified and supplied with the door should be used.

• Express warranties apply only to doors installed using original, factory-supplied sections, parts, and

hardware installed in strict accordance with these instructions.