How can I lock a swing or tilt hydraulic motor in opening or closing?

It is possible that in some occasion you have had this doubt about how to block a hydraulic motor of your swing or overhead door.

Depending on whether your door is hinged or overhead, the block will be made in one way or another. Therefore, the first thing to do is to identify the type of door.

Hinged Door

Your swing door may have been installed in the garage of your house, in a warehouse, in a community or in your business. Regardless of where it is installed, this type of door is characterized because it usually has an opening of about 90º and one of its main benefits is security because it is fully automated, protecting us against accidental closures or waiting situations.

How do I block the hydraulic motor of my swing door?

• • If the opening is inward:

    • Lock on opening set on blue valve.
    • Adjustable locking on red valve.

  • If the opening is outward:

    • Lock in opening adjusted on red valve.
    • Locking in closing adjusted in blue valve.

Up-and-over doors

But the swing doors are not the only existing doors in the market, we can also find that yours is an overhead door, which are characterized because they are usually formed by two hinged leaves that ensures the lowest noise in opening and closing, weather resistance and good performance. Another common feature is the use of counterweights. Being a fairly common door, depending on where it is installed, it will be blocked in one way or another:

• • Chalet type (sweeps outward):

    • Lock on opening set on blue valve.
    • Adjustable locking on red valve.

  • Preleva type (sweeps inward):

    • Lock in opening adjusted on red valve.
    • Locking in closing adjusted in blue valve.

Now you know how to lock a hydraulic motor of your swing or overhead door with the highest security.