Safety Rules - Sears 39.18205SR - 1/2 HP Owner's Manual

Start By Reading These Important Safety Rules
THESE SAFETY ALERT SYMBOLS MEAN CAUTION - PERSONAL SAFETY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR
DANGER FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
THIS GARAGE DOOR OPENER IS DESIGNED AND TESTED TO OFFER REASONABLY SAFE SERVICE
PROVIDED IT IS INSTALLED AND OPERATED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
CAUTION: IF YOUR GARAGE HAS NO SERVICE ENTRANCE DOOR, INSTALL MODEL 18752 EMERGENCY RELEASE
KEYLOCK. THIS ACCESSORY ALLOWS MANUAL OPERATION OF GARAGE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE IN CASE OF
POWER FAILURE.
KEEP GARAGE DOOR BALANCED. Sticking or
binding doors must be repaired. Garage doors,
door springs, cables, pulleys, brackets and their
hardware are under extreme tension and can
cause serious personal injury. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN, MOVE OR ADJUST
THEM. Call for garage door service.
DO NOT WEARE RINGS, WATCHES OR
LOOSE CLOTHING while installing or servicing
a garage door opener.
To avoid serious personal injury from
entanglement, REMOVE ALL THE ROPES
CONNECTED TO GARAGE DOOR before
installing the garage door opener.
DISENGAGE ALL EXISTING GARAGE DOOR
LOCKS to avoid damage to garage door.
Installation and wiring must be in compliance
with your local building and electrical codes.
CONNECT THE POWER CORD ONLY TO A
PROPERLY GROUNDED OUTLET.
LIGHTWEIGHT DOORS OF FIBERGLASS,
ALUMINUM OR STEEL MUST BE SUB-
STANTIALLY REINFORCED TO AVOID DOOR
DAMAGE. (See page 17.) The best solution is to
check with your garage door manufacturer for
an opener installation reinforcement kit.
Fasten a CAUTION LABEL to the wall, adjacent
to the Wall Push Button, and the other to the
garage door, as reminders of safe operating
procedures.
THE SAFETY REVERSE SYSTEM TEST IS
VERY IMPORTANT (page 22). Your garage door
MUST reverse on contact with a 1-inch obstacle
placed on the floor. Failure to properly adjust
the opener may result in serious personal injury
from a closing garage door. REPEAT THE TEST
ONCE A MONTH AND MAKE ANY NEEDED
ADJUSTMENTS.
DO NOT USE THE FORCE ADJUSTMENTS
TO COMPENSATE FOR A BINDING OR
STICKING GARAGE DOOR. Excessive
force will interfere with the proper
operation of the safety reverse system or
damage the garage door (page 21).
Install wall push button (or any additional push
buttons) IN A LOCATION WHERE GARAGE
DOOR IS VISIBLE, BUT OUT OF THE REACH OF
CHILDREN. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO
OPERATE PUSH BUTTON(S) OR TRANS-
MITTER. Serious personal injury from a closing
garage door may result from misuse of the
opener.
CAUTION: Activate opener only when the door
is in full view, free of obstructions and opener is
properly adjusted. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER
OR LEAVE THE GARAGE WHILE DOOR IS IN
MOTION. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY
NEAR THE DOOR.
Use the emergency release ONLY to disengage
the trolley and, if possible, ONLY when the door
is closed. DO NOT USE THE RED HANDLE TO
PULL DOOR OPEN OR CLOSED.
DISCONNECT ELECTRIC POWER TO GARAGE
DOOR OPENER BEFORE MAKING REPAIRS
OR REMOVING COVERS.
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