Orange County Local Garage Door Experts
Entry Systems is locally owned and operated in Laguna Hills, California. We've been servicing Orange County since 1972 and aren't going anywhere!
Our security gate and garage door repair and replacement team is composed of expert technicians who provide quality services to complete customer satisfaction.
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Garage Door Repair Services
Is your garage door showing signs of wear and tear? Don't let a malfunctioning garage door inconvenience you any longer. We specialize in a wide range of repair services to restore your garage door's functionality and enhance its performance. Our garage door technicians are trained to work on all makes and models of equipment, including Liftmaster Chamberlain, Genie, Sears, Wayne Dalton, Linear, and more!
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We are here for all your garage door needs, including new garage doors, garage door repair services, maintenance, and new installs.
We Fix & Repair Broken Garage Doors
Repairing a garage door often comes at the worst time. A broken garage door can be noisy, annoying, and sometimes not functioning entirely!
Luckily, Entry Systems has a team of professional service technicians who provide professional and timely garage repair services.
With over 50 years of servicing South Orange County, we're not surprised by any garage door problem and specialize in repair and replacement.
Our services include new door installations, new garage door installations, garage door section replacement, broken spring replacement, sensor adjustments, and cable installations.
How much should it cost to repair a garage door?
The cost of repairing a garage door should not exceed 70% of a new garage door price. Otherwise, you may want to consider replacing it.
An ethical garage door company will give you an option to replace instead of putting a lot of money into an existing door.
But unethical companies will sell you repairs equivalent to the price of new garage doors or even exceed that!
Is this an issue with the garage door opener or the garage door itself?
Repairs related to the garage door opener are often minor repairs that will be the cheapest (small parts plus some labor). Small mechanical parts do not usually exceed $50. Electronic components can be anywhere from $50-$200. Circuit boards are costly.
Garage door openers that are older than ten years have many mechanical parts that are reasonably inexpensive. As garage doors have turned more into computers, they have very few elements in the motorhead itself. It is primarily a circuit board and a DC motor, and those components are costly.
Suppose your circuit board is broken or fried. In that case, it may be worth it financially to just replace the whole system because of ordering a new board and the cost of replacement labor. Garage door circuit board repair costs are high.
Garage Door Opener Repair Costs
If your repair is extensive and multiple parts need to be replaced, it can be more expensive, especially if more time is needed.
For example, replacing the entire garage door opener unit is costly because of materials costs and extended labor to take down and put in the new garage door opener.
On the other hand, suppose you only need a new remote, keypad, or programming to your car, a simple adjustment, or maintenance. In that case, the cost of this type of service will be the least expensive.
But if your garage door is not working and someone needs to come out and diagnose it, you will need to pay for that time.
Entry Systems' technicians carry standard parts on their trucks. If it is a special order, there will be an extra charge for a return visit and the uncommon part, plus the regular labor charge.
You may save money regarding additional costs, but you may draw the job out longer as you wait for special order equipment to arrive.
Although replacing the garage door opener is the most expensive option, it also is the quickest turnaround.
My garage door won't open! What should I do?
If your garage door does not move, first check to ensure that your garage door opener has power.
In that case, the door won't move, and there would be no sounds coming from the motor. This also may mean that your garage door opener is not receiving a signal from your remote or the wall button.
Next:
Check that there is power at the garage door opener's outlet.
Try the remote or the button on the wall to see if the opener attempts to run.
Check and see if the sensors in the opening of the garage door light up.
If they are not lighting up, then this is a power issue. Suppose everything is lit up, press a button, and the motor still does not work.
That means that the circuit board is probably fried because of a power outage, and maybe the surge blew the circuit board or the transformer.
It could also be a blown capacitor which means you might hear a clicking sound which means it is trying to trigger, but it doesn't have a starter to start it up.
If there is power and the motor tries to open the door, you push the button. It goes up a couple of inches or a foot, or it is jammed, indicating resistance.
Has your slide lock been accidentally engaged, and the motor pulls against that lock? In that case, you can undo the lock and free it.
There is also an autolock on some models which stays permanently latched if they malfunction or fail. Again, you can just unlatch this.
However, broken springs is the most common issue.
