Gate motor and garage door repairs in Northriding

Northriding is a Randburg suburb in the city's Region C, named after one of the three historic ridings of Yorkshire, and "North" because it lies north of Johannesburg's centre. It was built on the old Olievenhout farm, one of the three farms that were joined to make Randburg, and the Olievenhoutspoort stream still runs through it. Blandford, Bellair and Malibongwe Drive are its main roads. The 2011 Census counted 7 521 people over 2.53 km².

Its neighbours include Northgate, Olivedale and Johannesburg North, with Houtkoppen, Bloubosrand and Jukskei Park close by. We cover them all.

Centurion's sliders include the D5-Evo and the newer D5 SMART, both for gates up to 500 kg, the D3 SMART for lighter gates, the D6 SMART for 600 kg and the D10 for gates up to 1,000 kg, plus older D-series motors still going.

Before you call, the motor will usually tell you something. Most Centurion motors report faults with a pattern of flashes on a status light and beeps from the buzzer, and the SMART models can be read in Centurion's app. The patterns are explained on the D5-Evo manual, the D5 SMART manual and the D10 manual.

What we fix on them: batteries and chargers, pinions and racks, lost limits, controllers after a storm, and remotes. All our spare parts are genuine. Repairs Plus is an independent installer and repairer. We are not the manufacturer.

Centurion's NOVA remotes are coded to the motor's receiver, and lost ones can be deleted so they no longer open the gate. Centurion's own steps are on programming a Centurion remote, and we code new remotes on the visit if you'd rather not.

A SMARTGUARD keypad at the gate lets visitors and staff in with a code instead of a remote, with a master code and user codes that can be added and removed; see the SMARTGUARD keypad manual.

If a Centurion has reached the end of its life, the Centurion D5-Evo SMART sliding gate kit is R7 999 installed, with a battery, 4 m of rack and two NOVA remotes. Prices checked October 2026. If you're torn between keeping a D5-Evo and moving to a SMART motor, D5-Evo vs D5 SMART sets out the differences. Your exact price is set in a free quote before any work starts. No call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.

Northriding's searches ask about Nemtek too, the South African maker of the energiser that powers an electric fence. Its name is on the front of the box: a Druid shows the fence's condition and alarms on a display, and a Wizord has a row of status lights instead. On a Wizord, a light that flashes means the fault is happening now, and a steady one means it happened and has passed. Both switch on and off with Nemtek's plastic tab held over the logo, or a keypad where one is fitted, and a battery keeps them going through a power cut.

Nemtek says there's nothing inside for an owner to service, so an energiser that won't arm, or a fence that keeps alarming, is a job for us. More is on Nemtek energisers and electric fences in Randburg.

We also repair garage doors and their motors in Northriding, and the fences, intercoms and cameras around them, from our Randburg pages: garage doors, electric fences, intercoms and CCTV, with the whole area on Randburg. Every repair carries our six-month guarantee on our repairs.

The job card on this page has Randburg and Centurion already selected; add your address, the model if you know it, and what the light or buzzer is doing. If the gate is stuck open after dark, our 24/7 emergency repairs across Gauteng apply; otherwise same-day repairs are possible when the diary has room.