Garage Door Does Not Go Down All The Way

Locate the limit adjusters.

Garage door does not go down all the way. First check the sensor lights. One or more of these reasons is likely responsible for your garage door closing partially but not all the way. On the main console the box that hangs from the ceiling you ll see a few different nobs and or buttons. The limit adjusters control how far the garage door goes up and how far it goes down.

Something blocking the door. You should also find buttons or nobs that will adjust the force too. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. Start by making sure your garage door is open all the way.

Garage doors are heavy and to prevent injuries manufacturers of automatic openers include safety sensors to stop the door when someone is in the way. If there s something blocking the door from closing all the way a full close will be impossible. A twisted or slightly bent track may be the culprit. If you operate your door manually and the door will not go all the way down don t force it.

Something mechanical has most likely bound up. When the door won t go down automatically. Carefully inspect the track and the rollers to see if something is stuck. Adjust in small increments a half turn or less.

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