Overhead Door came out this morning to replace the middle garage door lock which failed last week. This is the second lock to fail of the three we have. Both the failures have been on the middle door which gets the most use. The first failure occured in August of 2017. This failure was a year later and was on the lock that originally was installed on the east door. This means I am getting only 1 or 2 years of service out of these locks.
In talking with the technician who installed the lock today, he acknowledged that the doors are very secure even without the power door lock, but it is comforting measure. There are no handles on the outside of the doors for anyone to grab and try to force the door open. Whether I continue to replace these power door locks as they continue to fail will need to be evaluated.
Luckily, the power door lock was still under warranty, as was the one replaced last year. Therefore, as last year, I only had to pay the $128 installation labor. Last year, the price was about the same. Before putting in my replacement request, I looked into buying a new one and installing it myself. The cost of the new one was about $75. I opted not to try the installation myself due to the problem I was having with removal of the mounting lock screws. I watched the technician today and he overcame the problem of the lock screws by using a vice grip. I did not think of that. Watching him replace the lock, I have no doubt I could replace the next one myself.
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