Low Headroom Garage Door Opener Installation

51 mm to standard lift movements.

Low headroom garage door opener installation.

304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom. This ideal door low headroom kit reduces headroom requirements for extension and torsion spring applications. Of headroom in your garage see more info below for a pdf of our how to measure guide. Garage doors operating with torsion springs require a minimum of 9 1 2 inches of headroom while doors using extension springs require a minimum of 4 1 2 inches of headroom.

Easily converts your new track to accommodate your low headroom application. One of the more popular are the double roller low headroom top fixtures also called quick close fixtures quick closing fixtures and rapid flex brackets. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. On the other hand if there is only 4 in.

Slide each low headroom bracket down the top section until top section is tight against steel jamb. Anything below 5 inches from the ceiling to the door would be considered a low ceiling garage but as long as there is a clearance of at least 2 between the door and the ceiling then a specialist can most likely install any opener that you would like. For many decades these low headroom top fixtures have been used successfully on wood garage doors by lowering the top strut below the top fixture. However this requires mounting the torsion spring on the rear of the horizontal tracks.

121 mm to 12 in. The clopay garage door low headroom conversion kit bay be required if you have less than 15 in. 65 mm to open up into the garage. Several types of top fixtures have been developed to accommodate low headroom situations.

Line each low headroom top bracket up with the side of the top section. The spring system of the extension type was placed on each side of the door so little clearance was needed to open it. There are three types of openers. If a top strut has been installed on the section the top roller bracket will go between the strut and the section with the roller above the strut.

Low headroom modification for steel doors. A chain driven a belt driven and a screw driven opener each one has certain features that are beneficial depending on what you re looking for. When equipping a garage door with an electric door opener add 2 in. In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in.

Detailed installation instructions and all necessary hardware included. The kit is constructed from sturdy steel for a long lasting performance.