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Around Boksburg the call-out fee is R350 – R650 and labour R450 – R800 per hour, with parts quoted separately. A backup battery is R300 – R600 fitted, a new sliding gate motor R5,000 – R9,500 installed and a garage door motor R4,500 – R8,000. Ask for a quote that shows labour and parts separately so there are no surprises.

The backup battery has almost certainly worn out. A lead-acid battery cycled through load shedding for a year or two loses its capacity and the motor stops the moment the mains drop. A technician can test it and fit a new one in under half an hour, and a lithium upgrade will handle outages far better if they are frequent.

The motor thinks it has hit something. Around Boksburg, ground movement from old mining land can shift the track so the rack develops a high spot, and stones or grass in the track do the rest. Misaligned safety beams give the same symptom, so clear the track and then have the rack, wheels and beams checked.

If the door is heavy to lift by hand on manual release, or the motor runs but the door barely moves, the springs or cables have gone and that is a garage door repair. A motor that hums, clicks or is silent is an automation fault. A good technician checks the door balance first, because a motor cannot fix a broken spring.