Commercial Door Operators in Burnaby
From tower parkades at Metrotown and Brentwood to shop and warehouse doors, we repair and install Burnaby's commercial door operators, with attention to noise where doors sit below living space.
Metrotown high-rise skyline, Burnaby
We repair and install commercial door operators in Burnaby: trolley, jackshaft and hoist operators, wall controls, photo eyes and safety edges. Common faults are motors that hum without moving the door, doors that only run while the button is held, overheating on busy doors and safety devices that keep reversing. In tower clusters around Metrotown, Brentwood and Lougheed, a quieter operator matters to residents above the door.
- Operators below living space need to run quietly as well as reliably.
- Jackshaft operators mount beside the door and can reduce noise carried through the ceiling.
- Hold-to-run operation means a safety device has failed or gone out of line.
- Most operator repairs take a few hours; a new install takes about a day.
Noise and operators under suites
Many Burnaby buildings have doors set under living space, especially in the tower clusters at Metrotown, Brentwood and Lougheed. An operator that groans, bangs or vibrates on every cycle is heard by residents above.
Noise often comes from the door rather than the motor. Worn rollers, dry hinges and an unbalanced door all make the operator work harder and louder. Where a new operator is needed, a jackshaft unit mounted beside the door on the shaft keeps the motor off the ceiling, which can cut the noise that carries into the suites above.
Safety devices and reversing doors
When photo eyes are dirty or out of line, or a safety edge has failed, the operator reverses the door or falls back to hold-to-run. Residents start holding the button down or propping the door, which is unsafe and wears the operator.
We clean and realign the photo eyes, replace worn safety edges and test the reversal. On older operators with no parts left, we recommend a replacement.
Quotes, power and nearby areas
A quote depends on the operator type, door size and weight, how often it cycles, the safety devices and the electrical supply. Most commercial operators need a dedicated circuit, and we check it when we quote an install.
We work Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm, and also cover New Westminster, North Vancouver, Vancouver and Surrey.
What we see in Burnaby
Metrotown · Brentwood · Lougheed · Burnaby Heights · Edmonds · Deer Lake
- Tower clusters at Metrotown, Brentwood and Lougheed put many operators directly below suites.
- Doors built under living space make operator noise a real concern for residents.
- Steep approaches in Capitol Hill and Burnaby Heights wear bottom seals, and a door that drags loads the operator.
- Spring breaks rise on cold winter mornings, and a door with a broken spring can stall its operator.
Questions we get
Residents complain the operator is loud. What can be done?
Often the door is the cause, through worn rollers, dry hinges or poor balance. Fixing those helps. If the operator is replaced, a jackshaft unit beside the door can carry less noise into the ceiling.
Why does the door close only while we hold the button?
The operator has lost the signal from its safety devices, usually photo eyes out of line or a failed safety edge, and fallen back to hold-to-run.
What is a jackshaft operator?
A motor mounted beside the door on the shaft instead of overhead. It suits low ceilings or spaces where the area above the door is taken.
Our wall control stopped working. Is the operator dead?
Not necessarily. Wall controls and wiring fail on their own. We test them before looking at the operator.
Does a new operator need its own circuit?
Most commercial operators do. We check the supply when we quote.
More in Burnaby
- Overhead doorsWe repair sectional overhead doors on shops, warehouses, service bays and industrial units: broken springs and cables, bent sections and track, worn rollers and hinges, and doors knocked off track by a truck or forklift.
- Roll-up doorsWe repair rolling steel doors and roll-up shutters on storefronts, warehouses, storage units and service counters: slats, guides, bottom bars, spring tension, locks and the motors that run them.
- Parkade doorsWe repair the overhead doors and gates at strata and commercial parkade entrances: the door, its operator, safety edges and photo eyes, and the receiver that the fobs and remotes talk to
- MaintenanceWe service commercial overhead, roll-up and parkade doors on a schedule: lubrication, spring and cable checks, balance and safety tests, and small repairs before they stop the door
Nearby
Advice
- What to do when the parkade door is stuck open or keeps reversingA step-by-step guide for Burnaby strata councils and property managers when the parkade door won't close, reverses on its own, or leaves the building unsecured.
- Why a commercial door only closes while the button is heldWhen an overhead door will only close with constant pressure on the button, the operator has usually lost its safety signal. Here is how that works and what to check.
Book Burnaby operator service
Call or send the form with the operator brand, door size and the problem. We will plan the work so residents and tenants are disrupted as little as possible.
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