During the cold months of winter many homeowners are complaining to experience their garage door that not working correctly. There are a few possible factors and here below are some details to help you determine why your garage door isn’t operating properly when it’s cold outside.
Lock Issues
Many garage doors have a lock, in some cases it is located on the door’s handle and in other it’s a sidelock from the inside. If you’ve locked your garage door’s lock and it froze it could be impossible to open the door. in order to overcome this problem you’ll need to spray de-icer into the keyhole to melt the ice or on the lock itself in case of an inner sidelock.

If you can’t put your hands on a de-icer spray then you can use hand sanitizer with alcohol instead. Another great solution is to use a hairdryer that can be found almost in any home, blow warm air on the lock until it melts the ice inside and outside.
Safety Sensors Issues

Another possible cause your garage door is not working in cold weather is that the safety sensor eyes may have been blocked by ice. Something even if the ice have melted they might still have moisture on them and it may interfere the laser beam to run properly. Again a simple act of blowing warm air with a hairdryer and wiping the lenses with a clean cloth should fix it.
Frozen Spring
When temperatures start to drop it puts additional pressure on your garage door springs and significantly in higher risk of breakage. In order to prevent your springs from breaking before time, especially in winter time, it is highly important to lubricate them on a regular basis, at least once a week. Use non freeze silicone based lubricant for best result.

