| Author | Message | ||
     Just_ziptab |
 What works better than this crap? These worked fair when they were new, a year ago. Tonight,snow and cold is blowing thru them like they ain't even there.I'm heating all of out doors! Any suggestions on what really works? | ||
| Ratbuell |
Wow, you have heat in your garage? Niiice... I can warm my (detached) garage up nearly enough so I don't stick to tools, with a kerosene jobsite heater. Ridge vent leaks more heat out than the door ever will, though. Sorry, I'm less than helpful...and it's 12 out right now, so no work in the garage today for me, all I can do is type drivel on a message board  | ||
| Gowindward |
I assume it's a co-extruded foamed PVC stop molding which is pretty much the standard for the industry for residential doors. With these very cold temps we are having it's tough for the vinyl to be pliable and seal against the door well. There are some seals available for commercial door applications but the mounting does not lend well to the typical wood frame installation as used in residential and really they wouldn't seal much better. There's just not anything off the shelf that I know of and I've been a garage door engineer for the last 14 years. Oh ya...proper installation of the door and seals always helps too. :-) | ||
| Billinpa |
After a year or more it could be the Door needs adjusted. The rollers wear in and the fit becomes loose to the framing and seals. I have installed quite a few garage doors and the pictured seals are very common and usually work pretty well. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
move south, you don't notice it as much. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
I've seen some industrial doors with the seal on the inside run, facing the door. Seems to work good, but I would have to reinvent the mounting of it to the door framework.I think the bigger problem is the cheap and loose hinges on the $600.00 doors!If I tighten the track to the point of getting a good seal , the door sticks.On the basement door, I installed the old take off seals on the inside....seemed to help a lot where I could fit them in.The rough side edge of the door does tear them up after a while Also put foam seals in between each section and that helped a lot. | ||
| Speedfreaks101 |
What the hell do you need heat for its like 65 degrees out there??  | ||
| Just_ziptab |
"What the hell do you need heat for its like 65 degrees out there??" I'm a 70's type of guy.....like 75 degrees!  | ||
| Froggy |
How do I adjust the garage door? I got the heat on only 50F and thats struggling to keep up. | ||
| Aptbldr |
Consider moving/fitting seals closer to the door, instead of moving the door to fit the seals. | ||
| Gowindward |
Froggy, To do much adjustment you will have to deal with some components that are under spring load. Since you asked how I would really recommend calling your local door guy to come out and do a service call. It's not rocket science, but you do need to know what you are doing to keep from screwing something up or getting hurt. I would recommend an Amarr dealer if you have one in the area. They would be one of our customers and from my experience we draw pretty quality minded people to our products and business. | ||
| Gowindward |
"Consider moving/fitting seals closer to the door, instead of moving the door to fit the seals." You could do that, but in these temps if the seal is a PVC you will break them trying to pry them loose. Of course you can buy new at your local door dealer, Lowes or Home Depot. | ||
| Froggy |
Mine need to be totally fixed, got 2 doors and both are manual now. One side popped the bolts out of the "tow piece" that connects to the top of the door, after 2 attempts to fix it only lasted a few weeks before they come out again. The other door something weird is going on with it, it only comes up about 2 feet and stops like it caught on something. I got to get them fixed one of these days. Stairs to the attic broke too, I've been missing a window on my bedroom for a few years, and who knows what will go next. I need to stop spending my dough on the Buell. | ||
| Dbird29 |
Do a double seal. Attach another seal on top of the existing one. So easy a caveman could do it! | ||
| Just_ziptab |
They make cold weather extension cords.............somebody must make cold weather door seals. Doubling them up.........hmmmm. |
