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Electric Gates

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  • 24-12-2010 6:28pm
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    jamesd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭


    My overground electric gate motors seem to be having it hard ( sound rough) in this weather - should i just unpower them and use the key to release both motors for the freezing weather? Or shoudl they be ok?


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    Jnealon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭Jnealon


    if you know the make and model check the specs but they should be good for -20. I have noticed a lot of gates open, half open in my area. I've had no problems with mine but last year the back up batteries froze


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    jamesd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭jamesd


    Thanks, I powered them off just to be safe, hope the thaw comes soon.


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    brousuka
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭brousuka


    My electric gates gave a good few problems in the recent cold weather! - one leaf not closing - then staying open - then one leaf not closing fully it was a right pain in the neck! what I did today was turn off the mains power to the gates for a few minutes via the house trip switch and hey presto they worked fine! seems the arctic weather messed up the control boards on a lot of gate systems and by powering off and then on again resets the system.


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    jamesd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭jamesd


    One of my gates dropped a bit so had to cut and reweld the bracket.


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