Re: Garage door openers for side-open doors ??

["Alancc" <alan.cc@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Nick

There are several ways to do this, the easiest is to use a conventional
overhead door operator and with swing door conversion arms. These are two
steel poles about 2 mtrs long which attach to the doors and back to the
operator forming a triangle. Not very elegant but they do work and are
cheap.
The other ways are conventional hydraulic gate drive units either
underground or on the back of the doors. The back of the door ones will
reduce the open width and the underground ones require mounting in line
with
the hinge pin, not always possible. Both will require some form of stop in
the open position.
You can also get doody and modify the underground ones to fit upside down
with a sliding conversion arm, this is very elegant but can work out
expensive.
If you need any further info let me know, I have done quite a few of these
so should be able to help.

Alancc
----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Shore <nick.shore@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:00 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Garage door openers for side-open doors ??


>
> We have a double garage in an old barn which has side hung doors, does
> anyone have any experience/recommendations for adding electric openers
to
> this sort of thing ???
>
> Nick.




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