How do they match: Mechanical Door Repairers

Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.

Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort, or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems.
Clean door closer parts, using caustic soda, rotary brushes, or grinding wheels.
Cut door stops or angle irons to fit openings.
Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.
Install door frames, rails, steel rolling curtains, electronic-eye mechanisms, or electric door openers and closers, using power tools, hand tools, and electronic test equipment.
Lubricate door closer oil chambers, and pack spindles with leather washers.
Operate lifts, winches, or chain falls to move heavy curtain doors.
Prepare doors for hardware installation, such as drilling holes to install locks.
Remove or disassemble defective automatic mechanical door closers, using hand tools.
Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
Set in and secure floor treadles for door-activating mechanisms, and connect power packs and electrical panelboards to treadles.
Study blueprints and schematic diagrams to determine appropriate methods of installing or repairing automated door openers.

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