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Old 02-24-2006, 03:10 PM   #10
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Re: Garage door openers

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Originally Posted by Tynee
Something I always throw into the debate on door openers is to make sure and mount it at the center of the door instaed of one end or the other. It has become commonplace now to see them mounted at one end on new houses/garages around here. Its a bad idea because it torques the door. It literally ripped my parent's door apart at the seams

Damn I have never seen one mounted on one side or the other, I would think that would prematurely wear everything on the door and the opener itself. Do you have any idea why they mount some of them like that? Seems like it wouldn't be any cheaper and it would just cause more problems.
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