Garage door locks come in various
designs depending on when the garage was built.
Older garages, particularly those on homes within the city of Rochester
tend to utilize two locking rods, which are operated by a “T” shaped handle and
a rim cylinder. When the garage is
unlocked, the door must then be manually raised. Newer garages tend to come equipped with an
electrically powered automatic opener that interfaces with a transponder and/or
a keypad that is mounted on the secure side of the structure. This article will focus solely on the manual
type of garage door locks found on older homes.
One of the largest manufacturers of
garage door hardware is the Overhead Door Corporation (http://www.overheaddoor.com/Pages/LandingPage.aspx). This company’s founder C. G. Johnson
developed the first upward-rolling garage door in 1921, which revolutionized
the garage door industry. You can
usually discern one of these doors, as the outside handle will typically
indicate the company name and the city of the franchise that sold the door.
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| Overhead Door in locked position (inside view). Notice the two horizontal rods and the disc connected to the handle |
This type of door is secured by two
sliding rods, which slide into openings created in the track that the door’s
rollers travel on. This effectively immobilizes
the garage door. These rods are controlled
by a locking “T” shaped handle. This
handle is secured by a cylinder, located about six inches above the handle.
Sometimes, these handles may be spring-loaded. If a very strong spring has been used, this
can make it difficult to unlock the door even with the proper key. If this is the case, the following trick will
get you into your garage and save you the hassle of a broken key:
1. First, make sure you have the correct key. The correct key will rotate at least partially (about 20 to 45 degrees), usually clockwise
2. Apply gentle pressure to the handle in both directions to feel for spring tension. The handle will not rotate very far, but there will still be a little bit of “play”. If there is no “play” at all, then this could indicate a larger problem
3. When you feel spring tension, gently rotate the handle a few degrees against the direction the spring is pulling
4. Now you should be able to rotate the key about 90 degrees using very little force
5. Release the handle to unlock the door
If this tip has helped you, or if there is a different type of lock that you would like me to write about, please leave a comment
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