Having an automatic gate at your home is a great investment. It helps keep your property safe and also adds aesthetic appeal. Homeowners with automatic gates should keep their gates properly maintained. Manual gates do not require as much maintenance as automatic gates. Automatic gates feature mechanical components, such as motors that operate the gate, and that is why they need more maintenance. OC Gates encourages all if it’s clients to follow the maintenance procedures below for automatic gates on their home.
Keep It Clean!
Cleaning your gate not only keeps it looking its best, but it also keeps it from rusting and getting debris build up stuck in its electrical operating parts.
Keep The Pests Away
Part of keeping your gate clean includes making sure small vermin and rodents don’t get into parts of your gate or its operating system. Snails and slugs and spider webs can destroy circuit boards and bee’s nests and ant hills can corrode gate opener circuitry.
Check It For Safety
To make sure your gate is functioning properly, check that it is operating properly. In all areas it is supposed to function, such as sensing when to open and close, make sure it is working as it should. If there is an early-on detection, it could prevent future problems.
Lubricate Its Parts
Keep your gate operating smoothly by periodically lubricating it. The wheels, hinges and bearings all need lubricant to function properly.
OC Gates offers several more maintenance tips and gate maintenance service options. Simply give us a call today and we would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Add another feature to your gate with an intercom! An intercom is a great way to add additional gate security and to also know who is by your property. Just as there are several options of gates to choose from, there are also several different types of intercom services to choose from. Below are a few different types you can install.
If you have a home gate, you may look into a residential intercom system. This type of system works if someone looking to enter your property pulls up to your gate, they would hit a button that allows them to be connected with someone inside. Someone inside the property would respond by refusing entry or by entering a code that allows that individuals to come in. You can also program it to where the person can enter a code on their own on some models.
Common in both residential and commercial properties, the programmable intercom system has a keypad outside the entrance. This type of system has a code that is entered before the person will be allowed access inside the property. This type of system allows you to change the codes as frequently as you see fit.
Larger building and apartment complexes typically use the auto dialer system for their gate. This system is similar to the intercom system because it dials the residence you are visiting so they can allow you entry onto the premises.
Gates are very successful at keeping unwanted visitors out, but intercom systems allow you full control on who enters and exits your property. Call OC Gates today to learn more about gates and intercom systems!