Automatic Door Repair in Medicine Hat
Grit in the track, a sensor that sees ghosts, a belt that slips. Medicine Hat's dry, dusty climate is hard on automatic doors. We find the fault and fix it, across the major brands.
Call our Calgary team403-650-5232Dry air, dust and the parts it wears
Medicine Hat has a semi-arid climate, and dry climates mean dust. It settles in sliding door tracks, coats sensors and works its way into wheels and guides. A door that grinds, stalls or reopens for no reason often just has a dirty or worn track.
We clean, repair and replace tracks, wheels, belts, guides, sensors and operators, and log every repair against the door. The technicians who do this work hold AAADM certification and factory training for Record, Horton, Tormax and dormakaba.
Symptoms and where we look
Common Medicine Hat repair calls.
| What the door is doing | First place we check |
|---|---|
| Grinding or scraping | Track, wheels and guides, for dust, grit and wear |
| Opening for no one | Sensor lenses, mounting and detection zones |
| Stalling partway | Belt tension, guides and anything caught in the track |
| Not opening at all | Push button, wireless actuator, operator and power |
| Not locking at night | Night setting, the electric lock and the card reader signal |
Medicine Hat's extremes
The range of conditions a door here has to handle.
A record 42.2°C
Medicine Hat's highest recorded temperature is 42.2°C, set on July 12, 1886.
Medicine Hat, citing ECCCA record low of −46.1°C
The coldest temperature on record is −46.1°C, on February 4, 1887. Seals and belts on a door here have to work across that whole range.
Medicine Hat, citing ECCCChinooks from the west
Winter cold is often broken by mild, dry chinook winds from the west, which bring freeze-thaw swings at thresholds and tracks.
Medicine Hat, WikipediaRepair or modernize?
Most repairs are a part or two: wheels, a belt, a sensor. Wheels on most sliding doors need replacing about every five years, and noise is usually the first warning.
On older sliders where parts are getting hard to find, an upgrade kit built to fit many operator brands can be cheaper than chasing discontinued parts. We'll tell you which makes more sense after we've seen the door.
Send a short video and the brand on the header, and we'll book a visit with the parts.
How do Medicine Hat repair visits get booked?
Our Calgary office schedules these trips. Send a video and the operator brand, and we'll schedule a visit with the likely parts. Buildings with several doors can be grouped into one trip.
Should our tracks be cleaned regularly?
Yes, in a dusty climate. Staff can sweep the threshold and track daily, and a technician should clean and inspect the track and wheels on each maintenance visit.
Do you repair automatic doors you didn't install?
Yes. Who installed it doesn't matter. On the first visit we note the make and model and start a record for that door.
Is an annual inspection needed?
AAADM recommends a yearly inspection for every automatic door. Since our technicians hold AAADM certification, it can be done during a repair visit.