I have not opened my garage without the electric garage door opener. Do I just pull the orange handle attached to a rope and pull back? Or does that disengage the opener and after pulling the orange handle I lift the door.

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Just pull the cord which will disengage the the opener. Then just lift up the door. If the spring tension is proper, they open very easily.

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What he said. :agree:

Just make sure when you pull the orange handle, pull back on it a little so it stays in the disengaged position and doesn't drop back in 'the slot.'



Another word of caution is that when you're letting it down manually, make sure you lower it slowly.

If not and you just let it drop from waist height or higher, it can slam down and bend some of the panels...and will then look like you drove into it. :oops:

I learned this the hard way about 20 years ago. :(

So far. So good here off 466. Grateful.

Living in a well constructed home that is not prone to flooding and being able to survive without electric for a few days means you can stay put since you life in the central part of the state.

Exactly. :thumbup:

Taking a quick drive around a little while ago, I didn't even see a house that lost any shingles.

The biggest issue/problem that I noticed, is that there will be a lot of picking up of Spanish Moss and palm fronds off of the roadways. :shrug: