The need to repair electric gates goes a long in showing how far society will go to complicate life. Twenty years ago only the smallest percentage of people had electric gates (super rich only), now nearly every house in the suburbs has electric gates and at some point every homeowner is going to have paid someone to repair those gates. The fact that electric gates are now much more affordable than they were twenty years ago does very little to soothe the pain of a heavy electric gate repair bill.
The repair of electric gates is made complex by their very nature; they are electric. Most reasonably DIY savvy home owner would have been able to repair a regular gate if it was not badly damaged, but as soon as electric is added to the gate description, things change. No matter who you are, if you are not an electrician, then electricity will make you nervous.
This is exactly why the repair of electric gates is never cheap. The gate repair person knows that he/she is holding all the aces and limited knowledge most home owners have about matters electric, is just enough to validate any way out claims. It moves from just being the repair of electric gates to becoming your responsibility to not put lives at risk by leaving the gate in its current state for a second longer.
Do not even think of mentioning the possibility of the electric gate repair involving second hand parts. Suddenly the repair person is a moral beacon and would never even consider using used parts to repair electric gates. He or she might even go so far as suggest that it is reckless of you gamble with the lives of your loved ones by approaching the repair of your electric gates in such a cavalier manner.
When it comes time for you to repair your electric gates, take a deep breath and brace yourself. The cost will always be more than you thought initially; it will take longer than what was promised and you will need to do it again, before you really want to.
