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Automatic door operator quarterly maintenance checklist
A quarterly automatic door operator round is short on purpose: it catches the wear items that fail between annual services. This checklist is sized for a tech with a phone. Every item says what to look at and the photo that proves the round happened. Work is commonly verified against the applicable building code, manufacturer's published instructions. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
The checklist
Every item, and the photo evidence it needs
The photo count on each row is what RTI would require before the item can be submitted. Work the list here and watch the gate hold, or load it into RTI and let it enforce the real thing.
Before the round
Owner's daily safety check record reviewed
The owner's staff daily check log for this entrance looked over, and gaps or any reported strikes, stalls or faults noted and followed up on this visit.
No photoTraffic at the opening managed while the door is cycled
People routed to another entrance or the opening attended during tests, so no one walks into a door whose sensors are being checked or adjusted.
No photo
Activation and sensors
Mode switch found at the owner's intended setting
Program or mode switch in the setting the owner uses, such as automatic, hold-open or off, keyed or covered where provided, and returned to that setting when the round ends.
Door activates from its normal control
Door opens reliably from the actuator, push plate or approach sensor a user would use, not just from a service switch, and doesn't nuisance-cycle on nothing.
Sensor faces clean and mounts tight
Approach and presence sensor faces wiped clean, mounts and covers tight, and nothing in their field of view such as signs, banners or displays hung near the door.
Safety sensors stop or reverse the door on a person in the path
Presence and approach sensors seen holding the door open or reversing it when someone is in the opening, no blind spot at the threshold or the swing side.
Motion and timing
Opening and closing speed and hold-open time observed
Door opening and closing smoothly at a controlled speed, hold-open time long enough for a slow user to pass, no slamming into the backcheck or the latch.
Opening and closing force checked against the operator's setting
Force to push the door open by hand and the closing force observed within the limits for its operator type, low-energy or full-power, per the manufacturer and the applicable standard.
Hardware and signage
Guide rails, signage and hardware in place
Any required guide rails and knowing-act signage present and legible, hinges and arms tight, weatherstrip not dragging, nothing binding the swing.
Threshold and swing path clear
Floor at the threshold and across the swing path level and clear of debris, ice, mats or stored items, so the door travels without dragging or catching.
Operator header cover closed and fastened
Header cover seated with its fasteners in place and no wiring exposed, checked from the floor without opening the operator, any rattle or rubbing noted.
Unsafe door switched off and reported to the owner
A door that strikes, fails to stop or reverse, or won't close is set to off or manual as the manufacturer's instructions allow, signed and reported to the owner for repair.
No photo
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- Approach or safety sensor blinded by sun, a poster or a dead spot, so the door starts closing while someone is still in the opening.
- Hold-open time crept short, so the door begins closing on slower users before they clear the threshold.
- Closing force and speed drifted up after seasonal adjustment, so the door pushes harder than a low-energy operator should on a person in the way.
Common questions
6 answers
- What does this automatic door operator quarterly checklist cover?
- 12 items across 4 sections, covering before the round, activation and sensors, motion and timing, hardware and signage. Each item spells out what the person walking the job is actually looking for, not just a box to tick.
- Who should run this inspection?
- The door tech or maintenance person walking each powered entrance on the quarterly round, cycling the door from its normal activation and watching how it opens on and closes behind a person.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- Every quarter, and after any adjustment or hardware swap, since operators drift out of adjustment gradually and a door that closes a touch too hard or too fast becomes a hazard before anyone reports it.
- Why do these items ask for a photo?
- 9 of the 12 items call for photo evidence, 11 photos in all. A checklist answer without the photo is a claim; the photo is what makes the record worth something in a dispute and lets a reviewer approve work without re-walking the job.
- What most often fails an automatic door operator quarterly inspection?
- Approach or safety sensor blinded by sun, a poster or a dead spot, so the door starts closing while someone is still in the opening. Hold-open time crept short, so the door begins closing on slower users before they clear the threshold. Closing force and speed drifted up after seasonal adjustment, so the door pushes harder than a low-energy operator should on a person in the way.
- Can I use this checklist in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace, build this list as a checklist, and the Photo Gate holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and its photos are attached. Approved inspections roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper evident audit trail.
Run it with the Photo Gate
A checklist nobody can submit half-finished
Load this list into RTI, stick a QR tag on the area it covers, and the submit button stays locked until every mandatory item is answered and the 11 required photos exist. Approved walks roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper evident record behind every line.
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