Released on: October 8, 2007, 8:30 am

Press Release Author: Self Storage Promotions

Industry: Consumer Services

Press Release Summary: Misaligned doors can be frustrating. That\'s why NPSA Chairman
Phil Herndon invented a special tool to help realign and support doors in just three
quick steps.

Press Release Body: KANSAS CITY, MO. (October 5, 2007) - Nobody likes to be locked
out. Unfortunately, portable storage containers are often loaded with one side
heavier than the other. This can cause the container to shift out of alignment and
make it difficult to open or close the doors. The National Portable Storage
Association, or NPSA, is helping take the frustration out of container storage
misalignments with an instructional video on YouTube, a viral video site Google
runs, to clearly demonstrate how to open a stuck door using a brand new invention.

\"You may discover the portable storage container doors are misaligned after you load
your contents into the container,\" said Phil Herndon, 2007 Chairman of the NPSA, a
nonprofit membership association dedicated to the advancement of the portable
storage industry. \"If you cannot close one side of the double door, or if one of the
doors seems like it may be sprung, then you have an alignment problem.\"

The alignment problem occurs when the weight shifts. When that happens you can\'t
close the doors. If you suspect you have an alignment problem, first confirm the
gasket corners, the edges of the doors, line up. If you notice the gasket on the
left door is higher than the gasket on the right door, that usually indicates a
misalignment caused by loading the container. It\'s not a big problem, Herndon said,
but it does need to be fixed in order to secure the contents of the container. You
fix it by resupporting the low corner.

Herndon invented a tool to make it easier to level a container. By inserting the
tool in the side of the container that\'s low and sliding a jack in the space, you
can raise that corner and then resupport it, allowing you to freely open and close
the container. \"You can use almost anything as a support,\" Herndon says. \"A piece of
scrap concrete metal works well. Just use something solid. When you lower the corner
back down again, the problem is usually solved.\" If you do not have any tools
available, you can often solve the problem by redistributing the load inside the
container.

For more information, visit www.npsa-us.org. You can watch the video on YouTube \"How
to get open \"Hard-to-Open\" Container Doors\" video on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymvRdriPDlo.

The National Portable Storage Association
The National Portable Storage Association is dedicated to the advancement of the
portable storage industry. We at the NPSA are here to serve those in the portable
storage industry who rent, sell or lease containers, trailers and mobile offices.
The NPSA assists members with industry, regulatory and workforce issues; plus,
offers members networking, marketing and legislative support at national, state and
local levels.

PR Contact:
Jennifer LeClaire
Self Storage Promotions
954.454.0072
jennifer@selfstoragepromotions.com
http://www.selfstoragepromotions.com


Web Site: http://www.npsa-us.org

Contact Details: Jennifer LeClaire
Self Storage Promotions
954.454.0072
jennifer@selfstoragepromotions.com
http://www.selfstoragepromotions.com