Is Centurion Garage Doors the same as Centurion Systems?

No, and it is the single most common mix-up on this brand. Centurion Garage Doors is the WA door manufacturer whose opener is the Euro 1250. Centurion Systems is a separate gate-automation company. Their remotes, receivers and control boards are not interchangeable, so a remote bought for the wrong one simply will not pair.

Can you supply a remote for my Centurion opener?

Yes, and we code it on site. Send a photo of the label on the head unit with your enquiry and we will bring the right one — that photo is the fastest way to avoid the Centurion Systems mix-up entirely.

My Centurion door opener is straining. Is it worn out?

Not necessarily. On a sectional door the torsion springs above the opening carry the weight; the opener only moves the door. A straining motor usually means the springs have lost tension and the drive is lifting weight it was never meant to. Re-tensioning the springs often fixes the noise and adds years to the opener.

Can I put a different brand of opener on a Centurion door?

Yes. Doors and openers are rarely matched by brand anyway. The requirement is that the unit is rated for the door's type and weight — a heavy TimbaLook or insulated sectional needs more pull than a plain Colorbond one, and an underrated motor will fail early no matter whose badge is on it.

Do you service the door and the opener together?

Yes, and on a Centurion it usually makes sense to. The opener is generally the same age as the door, so if we are already setting the springs it costs very little extra to re-set the travel and force limits and test the safety reverse while we are there.

Openers by make · Perth

Centurion Garage Door Motors and Euro 1250 Openers in Perth

The opener supplied with WA-built Centurion doors. Repairs, remotes and replacements handled locally, alongside the door itself if you need it.

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WA-made doors
Euro 1250 opener
Remotes coded on site
All Perth suburbs

Centurion Garage Doors

Origin: Australia — built in WA
Family-owned since: 1976
Opener: Euro 1250
Door types: Sectional, roller & commercial
What we do: Supply, install, service & repair

New units fitted, old ones fixedMaker’s website

Centurion garage door openers, including the Euro 1250 supplied with their WA-built doors, are serviced and repaired across Perth by our technicians. One thing worth settling first: Centurion Garage Doors is not Centurion Systems, the gate automation brand — a remote or receiver for one will not work with the other, and confusing the two is the most common reason people buy the wrong part.

Not a Centurion Garage Doors? The full list of motor makes we work on around Perth covers the rest. Product details are on Centurion Garage Doors’s own website.

The Opener That Comes With a WA-Built Door

Centurion Garage Doors has manufactured in Western Australia since 1976 and supplies the Euro 1250 opener alongside its sectional and roller ranges. Like most manufacturer-supplied openers, it tends to be exactly as old as the door beneath it, so when one starts playing up the other is usually due for attention as well.

The name causes genuine confusion. Search for a Centurion remote and you will find plenty of results for Centurion Systems, a completely separate gate-automation company. Their remotes, receivers and boards have nothing to do with a Centurion garage door opener, and buying one is a wasted afternoon. If you are unsure, photograph the label on the head unit and send it with your quote.

Beyond that it is standard opener work. Limits drift and the door starts stopping short. Capacitors and gears wear, especially where the door's torsion springs have gone soft and the motor is doing their job. Safety beams get knocked out of line and the door reverses just before it closes. All ordinary repairs on a sound unit.

Jobs we take on

Work we do on Centurion Garage Doors gear

Euro 1250 repairs

Limits, gears, capacitors, boards and wiring on the Centurion opener, with the door checked at the same time.

Details

Remotes — the right ones

Compatible remotes coded on site, and a clear answer on why a Centurion Systems remote will not work with your door.

Details

Door & opener service

Springs adjusted and balance set, then the opener's travel and force limits re-set to match.

Details

Replacement openers

When the unit is finished, a new opener rated for your door's weight, fitted and set the same day.

Details

Models

Which Centurion Garage Doors have you got?

Match the name on your unit's sticker to one of these cards.

Euro 1250

Sectional opener

Centurion's own opener, supplied with its sectional doors across WA.

Faults

Faults we find on Centurion Garage Doors units

Pick the symptom you are seeing to read the likely causes and the fix.

Fix or swap

Keep the Centurion Garage Doors going, or retire it?

The same yardstick we use on our own openers. A repair comes first whenever the unit has life left in it.

Worth fixing if…

The fault is a limit setting, a sensor, a gear, a capacitor or a remote — ordinary garage door opener repairs.
The unit runs cleanly once the door's torsion springs are re-tensioned.
Parts for the Euro 1250 are still available for your unit's age.
You simply have the wrong remote and need the right replacement remote coded to the opener.

Time to replace if…

The board has failed on an older unit with no parts still supported.
The drive has worn through hauling a door that has been out of balance for years.
The opener is underrated for a heavier insulated or woodgrain door.
You want phone control or a battery backup the current unit cannot give you, from a new garage door opener.

Choosing the next opener

A new motor is sized to your door: roller, sectional or tilt, and how heavy it is. Most people end up with a belt drive for the quiet running, and most current units can be run from a phone as well as a remote. We take the old motor away.

Before it goes up, the door is balanced by hand. An opener dragging a badly tensioned door burns out early, so the springs get sorted first.

Openers we install

Pricing

What sets the price on a Centurion Garage Doors motor job

Centurion opener work is priced on the fault. Coding the correct remote or re-setting limits is the light end; a gear or capacitor is the middle; a board or a replacement unit is the top. If the springs are the real problem, that is quoted as door work rather than a motor.

Your quote depends on