Top 5 Reasons for Servicing Your Garage Door Opener

With summers approaching, everyone seems to be on a cleaning spree. Strolling  around, you will come across homeowners busy cleaning , painting, gardening and renovating their homes. During this time of the year, its bright and sunny making it the most suitable time to indulge in cleaning and servicing your Garage Door Openers apart from other DIY cleaning projects on your list. Here are the top 5 reasons why servicing your garage door opener is important:

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The most secure Garage Door Openers in Market

Garage Door is one of the primary layers of home security hence it is crucial to understand what the loopholes are, as burglars take advantage of it.  Here are some interesting facts about garage break-ins:

 

  • Burglars observe home owners schedule before attempting theft and most likely the thief might be from your neighborhood.
  • An emergency release lever has a cord hanging down to be pulled in case of emergency. Thieves use coat hangers to pull this cord from outside and quickly enter the house without being noticed.
  • Incidents are reported when thieves break-in to cars, steal garage door remotes and house address information from the documents and then steal at their convenience. Do read our article to know more on this.
  • The average break-in costs around $2500.
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National Hardware Show 2019

National Hardware Show 2019 is around the corner! Skylink Technologies sincerely invites you to visit our booth during the exhibition from May 7th to 9th, 2019.

We will be showcasing our Connected Home SkylinkNet Alarm System along with other exciting Wireless Home ControlGarage Door Openers and Access Control products. [···]

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Mandates Battery Backup

California Law SB 969 Mandates Battery Backup for Electric Garage Door Openers

California’s new Bill, Senate Bill 969 is a great step towards reinforcing life safety. 2018 was a destructive wildfire season for California which unfortunately caused fatalities. As a part of amelioration steps, the new law SB 969, effective from July 1st 2019 mandates all the new residential Electric Garage Door Openers installed in California to be equipped with a battery backup. This is a strong law to prevent people from being trapped in their garages during power failures. [···]

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Garage Door Break-In Prevention

Do you know that the most common place where the garage door remotes are kept is quite a risky spot? Think about it again…

The most easy-to-guess place where people keep their garage door remotes is in their cars, clipped on the sun visor or right in front, at the most easily accessible place. You too might be doing it the same way; hence you need to rethink if it is the best place for a remote which gives an access to your house. [···]

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Connected Garage Door

Garage Door Technology Reaches New Heights With Skylink NOVA

The NOVA system allows standard garage door openers to connect to smart home systems. Through the SkylinkNet app for smartphones, users can connect to their garage door openers through Wi-Fi. It is also compatible with services like Amazon Alexa. The 12-watt LED light delivers the same brightness as a traditional 100-watt tungsten bulb. [···]

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