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Thinking totally outside the box, but how about a strip of low wattage heat=
trace cable attached to the concrete where the door contacts it. It could =
be plugged into a thermostat to come on below freezing or a timer to come o=
n 1-2 hours before you leave for work and get home.
Maybe they make heat traced garage door seal?
Brian
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From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Al Fuller <=
alfuller194@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2025 4:57 PM
To: Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>; Shop Talk <Shop-talk@autox.team.=
net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Garage door openers -- diff question
Tim - Is there any way to keep the water off of the door? Gutters on the ga=
rage, perhaps?
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Al Fuller
714.335.0248 Mobile
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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 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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Thinking totally outside the box, but how about a strip of low wattage heat=
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 21, 2025 4:57 PM<br>
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Another from my somewhat random question file while I wind down recovery fr=
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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 "i drive" 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)
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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. </div>
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Forward all these years, I think it is time to replace the opener. Before I=
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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 "not all the way gap" would
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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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