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Tim - Is there any way to keep the water off of the door? Gutters on the=20
garage, perhaps?
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Al Fuller
714.335.0248 Mobile
------ Original Message ------
>From "Tim ." <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>
To "Shop Talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date 11/21/2025 3:11:13 PM
Subject [Shop-talk] Garage door openers -- diff question
>Another from my somewhat random question file while I wind down=20
>recovery from back surgery.....
>
>When we bought this 120+ year old house, the original garage had=20
>already been replaced by an extra deep two car garage space. The car=20
>door is a segmented two car wide door that had a Wayne Dalton "i drive"=20
>opener. It died/failed over 15 years ago when we did not have the money=20
>to replace it. (still not sure how we got a mortgage back then when=20
>neither of us were making good money)
>
>Anyway, near as I could determine back then between the error code=20
>lights and their CS help, the main board got fried when the door froze=20
>to the slab. Since the door requires basically no effort to open=20
>manually, I never bothered to replace the opener.
>
>Forward all these years, I think it is time to replace the opener.=20
>Before I do, here is my question finally:
>
>How TF do I keep the door from freezing to the slab again? I think(?) I=20
>can set it to not close all the way. BUT, with the way the weather is=20
>here and the amount of freezing rain we get here as well as the temp=20
>ups and downs, the "not all the way gap" would need to be too big and=20
>would allow wild life in.
>
>Since the boss is the one who gets the indoor parking in the winter (I=20
>have to store either the Datto or the old Jeep elsewhere), I don't want=20
>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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<body><div>Tim - Is there any way to keep the water off of the door? Gutter=
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<div>------ Original Message ------</div>
<div>From "Tim ." <<a href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com";>tims=
_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>></div>
<div>To "Shop Talk" <<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop-ta=
lk@autox.team.net</a>></div>
<div>Date 11/21/2025 3:11:13 PM</div>
<div>Subject [Shop-talk] Garage door openers -- diff question</div></div><d=
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<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
Another from my somewhat random question file while I wind down recovery fr=
om back surgery.....</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
<br />
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
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 ba=
ck then when neither of us were making good money)
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
<br />
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
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.=C2=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
<br />
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
Forward all these years, I think it is time to replace the opener. Before I =
do, here is my question finally:=C2=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
<br />
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
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 life in.=C2=A0
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
<br />
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
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>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
<br />
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
Thoughts please and thanks for reading my verboseness!!</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof">
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</div>
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tim</div>
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