As business owners, we always want our premises to serve in the best possible way and to be kept clean, free of faults and mistakes that could cost us money. And that’s why it’s important to be vigilant about keeping up with all the maintenance measures for our appliances, furniture and above all, what gets us and our customers in: Our doors.
If we have doors with automatic closing devices, motors, and even the usual ones we use in our home, they need maintenance even if it is a manual one done by ourselves. Although sometimes we need the hand of a specialized locksmith for a deeper intervention.
Do you want to know how to do some maintenance? Read on for a few tips.
Clean the door and its various parts regularly.
Sometimes we do not consider the power of performing a normal and simple cleaning in order to keep our objects working. And not only sweep a little, but also pass a slightly damp cloth to the areas of the lock, or where they connect the mechanical doors.
Usually the doors are used a lot, among the most touched objects in the room or where they are passed through, it ranks number one. So its cleanliness and that of its surroundings must be constant if we want it to last.
Make sure that the door motor is properly lubricated.
In case it is an electric door that runs on a knob or a specialized motor, then every now and then you have to see to it that the motor is lubricated.
We can’t tell you specifically how to do this because there is a wide variety of door motors, so to learn how to do it you can call a locksmith who specializes in mechanical doors to explain it to you once so you don’t have to do it again.
Go to an automatic door maintenance company.
If only the locksmith you hired to install the doors was not dedicated to tell you what were the types of maintenance, and your door presents faults, whether metal, electronic, motor or with some type of locking system, you should call someone trained to explain in detail what you are going to do for it to avoid a repair or total replacement in case of damage due to negligence.
Avoid moisture to your engine
At all costs, decrease the ability of water to remotely fall there, or if you work in air conditioning, make sure that when you turn it off, the humidity does not cause water to start producing inside the motor protection, as this can end up in a total replacement of your door if you are not careful.
Perform periodic checks to make sure everything is going well.
Protect cables and mechanisms
If for any reason the motor or the internal structure of the lock is exposed, then it is best to seek professional help to cover it without affecting its operation, especially if they are metal locks that rust easily.
Check the operation of the motor
Always be attentive to the sound of the engine, most of the time we can know of an anomaly if the engine starts to sound too loud or as if it were accelerated. A check every week would not be bad to avoid a problem such as a short circuit or even stop the operation of your door so it decreases the entrance of customers.
