Prevent garage door break ins.
Open garage door with coat hanger.
This lever is largely ignored until such time as you lose power and can no longer open the garage door automatically pull the lever down though and you can raise the door.
There are some easy and low tech fixes for the garage door itself that reduce the danger of thieves using a wire coat hanger to open it.
By disengaging the safety release on your door the door can be rolled up by hand to let a thief inside and then quickly back down as if nothing were out of the ordinary.
It is easy to break into most home garages in just six seconds.
Some security tips recommend using a zip tie or cutting your emergency release cord to eliminate the threat but that greatly reduces your garage door safety.
Probably the easiest fix is to remove the plastic handle on.
Thanks to youtube we now know how easy it is for a thief with a coat hanger to open your garage door in under a minute.
All that is needed is a coat hanger and a little practice.
An experienced burglar can break into the garage using a simple wire coat hanger.
To open up a roll up garage door all a thief needs to do is thread a coat hanger or hooked piece of wire through the top of the door and pull the emergency latch.
Straighten a coat hanger but leave a curved hook on one end.
It only takes 6 seconds to do it.
Videos at youtube show how it is done.
Pulling the lever releases the door and allows the burglar to open the door manually.
Automatic garage door openers are a great convenience but they can also serve as a weak link in your garage security.