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Subject: [Shop-talk] Garage door openers -- diff question
From: "Tim ." <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:11:13 +0000
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Thread-topic: Garage door openers -- diff question
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Another from my somewhat random question file while I wind down recovery fr=
om back surgery.....

When we bought this 120+ year old house, the original garage had already be=
en replaced by an extra deep two car garage space. The car door is a segmen=
ted two car wide door that had a Wayne Dalton "i drive" opener. It died/fai=
led over 15 years ago when we did not have the money to replace it. (still =
not sure how we got a mortgage back then when neither of us were making goo=
d money)

Anyway, near as I could determine back then between the error code lights a=
nd their CS help, the main board got fried when the door froze to the slab.=
 Since the door requires basically no effort to open manually, I never both=
ered to replace the opener.

Forward all these years, I think it is time to replace the opener. Before I=
 do, here is my question finally:

How TF do I keep the door from freezing to the slab again? I think(?) I can=
 set it to not close all the way. BUT, with the way the weather is here and=
 the amount of freezing rain we get here as well as the temp ups and downs,=
 the "not all the way gap" would need to be too big and would allow wild li=
fe in.

Since the boss is the one who gets the indoor parking in the winter (I have=
 to store either the Datto or the old Jeep elsewhere), I don't want her to =
have to kick the door in the mornings after a storm.

Thoughts please and thanks for reading my verboseness!!

tim




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When we bought this 120+ year old house, the original garage had already be=
en replaced by an extra deep two car garage space. The car door is a segmen=
ted two car wide door that had a Wayne Dalton &quot;i drive&quot; opener. I=
t died/failed over 15 years ago when we did
 not have the money to replace it. (still not sure how we got a mortgage ba=
ck then when neither of us were making good money)</div>
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Anyway, near as I could determine back then between the error code lights a=
nd their CS help, the main board got fried when the door froze to the slab.=
 Since the door requires basically no effort to open manually, I never both=
ered to replace the opener.&nbsp;</div>
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Forward all these years, I think it is time to replace the opener. Before I=
 do, here is my question finally:&nbsp;</div>
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How TF do I keep the door from freezing to the slab again? I think(?) I can=
 set it to not close all the way. BUT, with the way the weather is here and=
 the amount of freezing rain we get here as well as the temp ups and downs,=
 the &quot;not all the way gap&quot; would
 need to be too big and would allow wild life in.&nbsp;</div>
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 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
Since the boss is the one who gets the indoor parking in the winter (I have=
 to store either the Datto or the old Jeep elsewhere), I don't want her to =
have to kick the door in the mornings after a storm.</div>
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Thoughts please and thanks for reading my verboseness!!</div>
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