A Short Comparison of Manual vs Electric Garage Doors
Is your garage door outdated? Whether it’s looking worse for wear or simply doesn’t operate properly anymore, now could be the time to invest in a new garage door. But, which do you choose - manual or electric?
There are many garage doors available on the market nowadays, meaning there will likely be more deliberation on your part in order to decide which best suits your needs and requirements. That’s why we’ve put together this short yet helpful comparison to help you decide.
Read on to learn more.
Convenience
Electric
Being electrically operated, electric garage doors are easy and seamless to use. They can often be opened and closed with the simple touch of a button - either on a control panel or a remote control.
This makes them much more convenient, since they require no physical effort to open and, in the case of remotely operated ones, are ideal for when you want to drive your car in and out of your garage without having to exit your vehicle.
Manual
Manual doors are arguably less convenient to use. Whilst most modern garage doors shouldn’t be difficult to lift, they still require physical effort. They can also be harder to open for those who don’t have that much strength, such as elderly individuals or those who suffer from mobility issues, further impeding on their convenience.
Safety
Electric
Many modern electric garage doors are designed with in-built safety features, such as sensors and autostop. This helps to prevent damage to vehicles/items and injury, since the garage door will stop moving and often reverse its course if it detects an object in its path.
Manual
In comparison, manual garage doors don’t often come with these same safety features, making accidents more likely. For example, if the garage door were to fall close, there would be nothing to automatically stop this - instead, it would require human intervention.
Reliability
Electric
Despite their convenience and safety features, electric doors could be considered less reliable than manual doors, partly because there’s more opportunity for failures to occur.
Since they have more components, more maintenance is required to ensure they work as intended. On top of that, these doors will be affected in the event of a power failure, since they require an electricity supply in order to function.
Manual
Since they feature less moving parts and require less maintenance overall, manual doors remain on top when it comes to reliability. Their simplicity means that they can be relied on time and time again, no matter the circumstances.
Cost
Electric
Unsurprisingly, electric garage doors are more expensive than manual ones. Not only are they often higher in price, due to the additional electric components within them and the associated benefits of these, but because they use electricity to run this can also have a slight impact on your energy bills.
Manual
As well as being more affordable to invest in, manual garage doors don’t entail any operating costs, making them the better choice if you’re constricted to a tight budget.
Invest in Custom-Built Garage Doors
Whichever type of garage door you decide to invest in, we’ve got the door for you here at Thoroughbred Industrial Doors.
Not only do we supply both manual and electric garage doors for you to choose from, we also offer a bespoke service, allowing us to tailor your new garage door exactly to your specifications.
Get in touch with us today to discuss your requirements.
