The Novoferm guide
Tips & tricks for garage doors
GARAGE DOOR OPENERS ARE SO CONVENIENT
VON DEN PROFIS VON NOVOFERM
Sitting comfortably in the car, triggering the remote control and waiting for the garage door to open by itself: especially in winter and generally in bad weather, this is a small but nice luxury that quickly becomes indispensable for owners of a garage door opener. There are even models with a radius of several hundred metres or with unlimited range (garage door opener mobile phone). This means that your garage is already open and waiting for you when you drive your car into the yard.
In addition, opening the garage door at the touch of a button can also be very helpful in many situations away from the car. The garage door opener literally removes barriers when carrying objects or if you simply don't want to or can't open a heavy door by hand.
If you would like to know more about the benefits of garage door openers or are interested in how a garage door can be opened using a mobile phone and whether a garage door opener app is safe, you've come to the right place.
THE ADVANTAGES OF AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
The main convenience benefits of a garage door opener have already been mentioned. However, you can actually benefit from many other important advantages if you equip your garage door with an automatic operator.
Sustainability: Modern, high-quality garage door openers are made exclusively from high-quality components and materials. They are also manufactured in accordance with quality DIN specifications. This guarantees long-term reliable function.
Quick installation (even retrospectively): High-quality garage door openers are quick to install. They can also be retrofitted without extensive changes to the building structure.
Security: Self-locking motors form an additional bolt. This effectively counteracts break-in attempts. On the other hand, garage door openers are also particularly safe to use. Highly sensitive sensors or light barriers and an associated auto-stop function significantly reduce the risk of personal injury.
Additional functions thanks to Smarthome technology: Smarthome offers you a huge range of additional options. For example, you can equip your garage door opener with a timer function, set an independent opening to protect against moisture, operate the operator lighting remotely and/or carry out a door status enquiry.
GARAGE DOOR CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL OR APP?
There are basically two options for controlling your garage door:
- Garage door opening by remote control
- Opening the garage door with your mobile phone - via app
Both options have their advantages. A remote control is of course the ideal choice for you if you don't have a smartphone or use it less. In addition, with the remote control, you have an opener at hand that only has one purpose. All you really need to do is press a button. You don't have to unlock your mobile phone, search for the app, open it and then select the button to operate your garage door.
On the other hand, many people - perhaps you too - always have their smartphone to hand these days. This means you no longer have to search for the remote control to open the garage door. However, the additional options that can come with the use of a garage door opener app are particularly interesting. Of course, the opener must be designed or compatible for the corresponding smart home features.
OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE? THIS IS HOW IT WORKS!
Today, you can easily control your garage door using an app. Modern garage door opener systems are sometimes already equipped with smart home technology ex works. There is usually a suitable control app to go with it.
However, it is also possible to retrofit a garage door opener accordingly. To make your garage smart, you need a suitable receiver module. This is connected to the motor unit and can then be controlled via the app.
HOW SECURE ARE GARAGE DOOR OPENER APPS?
The short answer is: very secure! At best, a garage door opener app stores all data directly on the respective device. User information is not stored on external servers. This means there is virtually no potential for hackers to attack.
During communication between the smartphone or app and the garage door opener, criminal access is normally prevented by state-of-the-art encryption - for example 128-bit AES.
THE RIGHT GARAGE DOOR OPENER FOR THE RIGHT DOOR
No matter what type of garage door you have, there is always a suitable operator. The following variants are typical:
Up-and-over doors and sectional doors are widely used. They are generally opened and closed via a guide rail with a chain or belt pull.
Swing doors are more of an exception these days, but there are special openers for them. They are normally opened and closed using a linear drive.
Sliding doors are opened and closed horizontally outwards or inwards using rack and pinion combinations.
Roller doors have a roller drive that is used to wind them up under the garage ceiling.
RELIABLE AND SAFE GARAGE DOOR OPENERS FROM NOVOFERM
At Novoferm you get garage door openers for the highest demands - reliable and safe. This is what we stand for with our more than 60 years of company tradition, in which innovation, quality and reliability in products and service have always been central factors in our business orientation. We naturally continue this tradition in our range of garage door openers.
