Garage Door Emergency Release
Releases a garage door during a power outage.
Garage door emergency release. This is an emergency release kit designed to release the automatic garage door opener during times of a power failure. This allows you to manually open and close the garage door. Once these two parts are separate you can move your garage door manually. You can then manually move the door to the opener carriage or use the doors remote and it will connect automatically.
Pulling the red release cord will disengage the trolley from the opener carriage the part that is moved by the motor along the rail. Manually move the garage door and return to down position. This keyed emergency release garage door lock is perfect for those situations. Can be used with any garage door.
Generally these are used on garage doors that do not have any other access points. This garage door emergency release lock is universally compatible with all brands of garage door openers. Garage doors come with an emergency release cord to use in the above situations. When the time comes to reconnect your garage door simply pull the emergency release cord back toward the door to re engage the spring lever.
Easy to install includes key switch weather proof mount plate and cable. A garage door emergency release lock is a necessity especially if the garage door is the only entrance to your garage. Universal emergency key release lock switch will work with all garage doors and garage door openers. The emergency release cord disconnects the trolley through attachment point from the opener carriage so that the door can slide along the track without the automated carriage.
The garage door emergency release cord is usually a red rope with a red pull handle and you will find it on the opener rail near your door. Garage door emergency disconnect release key lock with extra long 8 2 foot 2 5 meters cable. The emergency release cord is attached to the door trolley which is the piece that stays with the garage door. Very simple to install.
You will hear a loud click when the trolley attaches back to the carriage.