Opener repair in Draper, Utah

A door that gained weight over winter — stiff hinges, drifting balance at 94.8 freeze–thaw cycles a year — makes the opener work against a load it was never sized for. The tell: pull the release and lift by hand. Heavy door means spring work; the opener was the victim, not the fault. On the Draper normals, December carries 25.5 of those crossings by itself.

First, the sensor lights near the floor. Steady on both units means the beam is fine; dark or flickering means wipe the lenses and re-aim the bracket — free, and it closes out a remarkable share of Draper "dead opener" calls.

Then the manual test — release cord, lift by hand. A door that floats at waist height clears the mechanicals and convicts the opener; a door that fights you means spring work, and the opener was only the messenger.

Drive fifteen minutes and the inputs change — Sandy's median home dates to 1985 (pre-mandate stock); Riverton's median home dates to 1999 (post-mandate stock); and South Jordan's median home dates to 2003 (post-mandate stock).

Draper's own figures — 94.8 cycles, median build 1999, 4,495 ft — are what this page prices against; the neighbouring numbers are why quotes should be local, not metro-wide.