Repairs first, then the rest
Repairs are what most people here search for: the door that has jammed, the opener that has given up, the spring that went with a bang. Stop using a door like that and pick the repair job on the form.
New doors, openers and automatic gates go through the same way. For a gate, Dominator rates its NeoSlider 500 to 500kg and its NeoSlider 800 to 800kg, and the manual wants the gate well balanced before a motor goes on. New wiring at the gate is a licensed electrician's job.
A windy edge of the city
South Auckland's numbers come from Auckland Airport, one of the region's windier stations. NIWA gives it a mean of 18 km/h, with 55 days a year of gusts over 63 km/h and 3 days over 96 km/h. Most of that wind comes from the southwest, and 36% of the strong winds arrive in spring.
The highest gust on record there is 147 km/h, from the east, on 6 September 1981. Further south the wind eases: NIWA lists Pukekohe among the region's sheltered inland sites.
Around South Auckland
The council
This is Auckland Council's area. Ask it before any work that changes the opening or the framing.
Near the Manukau Harbour
Homes within 500 m of a harbour, or 100 m of a tidal estuary or sheltered inlet, sit in exposure Zone D, so wash a steel door more often there.
Heavy rain
NIWA records strong easterlies bringing flooding in South Auckland about the Hunua Ranges, with some wind damage. A door that has been through that is worth a look.
What helps the door specialist
- What the door is doing, in a line or two
- Sectional, roller or tilt, if you know
- Whether the door is stuck open, shut or part way
- How old the opener is, and the brand on it
What we would do
If a door has dropped or a spring has gone, leave it where it is and keep the car out of the doorway. Dominator says the springs and cables are under extreme tension, so a stuck door is safer left alone until a door specialist arrives.