Garage door jammed - help!

[Roger465]

Hope somebody knows the answer, as I don't fancy leaving the garage open all night etc... this morning I pressed the button, the door started to go up, then began to make hideous noises, and the big roll looked like it was kind of unfurling. Then it stuck solid.

When I press the button now, it tries to move, but seems to be jammed solid, so the motor cuts out ,to protect itself I guess.

I'm assuming this is something to do with the very cold outside temperature, but it might just be old age - I've only lived here 7 years, but it may be as old as the house, ie 30 or so.

I'm guessing I'll have to fork out for a new one, but in the meantime, is there any way I can free it to get it back down again? I've taken a couple of pics, son't know if they're helpful.

Thanks

 

[Roger465]

OK, panic over (Panic is my middle name) - by alternately wrenching at it, hitting it, and pressing the button, I managed to get it fully up, then down again. Doesn't sound good though, so I'm going to leave it permanently closed for now!

So... any thoughts on repair (is it worth it) or replacement?

I've seen two ads in my local rag, offering a new one "from" £895, or even £595. Of course, I'm aware that £1,000,000 qualifies as "from"

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But I don't need anything fancy like insulation, or smartphone control FFS.

In fact... do I even need an electric one at all? Any pros and cons I should think about?

Thanks as always

 

[Old Salt]

I have a roller door. Had problems once but now they come with a manual winder to open/close in emergency.

Previous one did not have bottom switch that opened door if something got stuck/jammed whilst closing. Current one has the “safety” switch and that failed to prevent it trying to continue to close and caused the door to break the plastic parts. Easily replaced but a pain in the arris.

Benefits are that you can park up close as they raise vertically, little to no maintenance just the occasional clean and lubricate.

I would buy another one but not bother with the bells and whistles.

 

[Roger465]

Benefits are that you can park up close as they raise vertically, little to no maintenance just the occasional clean and lubricate.

I would buy another one but not bother with the bells and whistles.

See, that's EXACTLY the sort of thing that wouldn't occur to me till it was too late.

And I do need to park fairly close to it, so roller it is...

 

[fourtytwo]

I looked at roller doors to replace our up & over but in the end went for a sectional IMOP very much stronger. Mine was made by Hormann. There is a UK company but they wanted my inside leg measurement before they would answer any simple questions!