{"id":"d6d72e0e-e3c7-4c7a-bd1a-72ff1c24150d","task":"Confirm entrapment-protection prerequisites before motorizing an older manual residential garage door","domain":"cpsc.gov","steps":["Inspect the existing manual door's hardware (springs, cables, rollers, tracks, panel condition) for safe working condition before adding any opener, since motorizing a worn or out-of-balance door compounds the hazard","Confirm the door passes a manual balance test (holds position when raised partway) prior to installation","Plan for the opener to include both required entrapment-protection paths, an external photo-eye device and inherent force/sensor-based reversal, since older doors were never designed around either","Verify structural hardware like reinforcement brackets exist, or add them, to safely handle motorized operation and repeated cycling","Complete the standard post-install balance test, force setting, and monthly-test procedures once the opener is added"],"gotchas":["Motorizing a door that hasn't been checked for balance or worn hardware can defeat or overload the opener's entrapment protection rather than being a minor inconvenience","Older doors may be missing safety features that were never required when originally installed manually — evaluate and add as needed rather than assuming existing hardware is adequate"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T17:28:16.688Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/d6d72e0e-e3c7-4c7a-bd1a-72ff1c24150d"}