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No more getting out of your cozy car to open the garage door.<\/p>\n

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Especially in the current transition period from fall to winter, almost every owner of an older garage knows the following problem: It is stormy, snowing or raining cats and dogs and yet you still have to get out of the dry, warm car to open the garage and then – loaded with shopping and full hands – awkwardly close the garage again in the cold. With an “electric garage door opener”, as the combination of electric garage door opener and remote control is also called by laymen, you will never have this problem again! <\/p>\n

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A light press on the garage door remote control opens and closes the garage all by itself and you can drive into the dry garage without getting out of the car. The electric door opener quickly becomes an indispensable everyday helper! Find out how to install it – even without a power connection – and other interesting facts about the electric “door opener” here: <\/p>\n

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Can an electric garage door opener be installed in all garages?<\/h2>\n

Yes, an electric door operator can be retrofitted to both prefabricated concrete garages and brick-built garages. The type of door is also irrelevant for installation, as a garage door operator can be fitted to up-and-over doors AND sectional doors. As a rule, the electric operator is installed under the garage ceiling. <\/p>\n

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Is it possible to install an electric door operator without a power connection?<\/h3>\n

In locations without a suitable power supply, it is possible to install a battery-powered drive. You can either charge the battery via the socket in the house or leave the charging to the sun – at least for the most part – and equip your garage with an appropriately connected and energy-saving solar module. <\/p>\n

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What different control elements are there for a garage door opener?<\/h3>\n

At ZAPF, we offer different variants of control elements for garage door openers.<\/p>\n

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