Garage Door Genie Will Not Close

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Garage door genie will not close. One sends a beam of infra red light to the other. If your garage door won t close all the way the problem could be due to a blocked photo eye. Tools children s toys and other. Genie garage door opener opening or closing problem fix.

Turn sure lock off also called vacation lock check the power source where the powerhead is plugged in plug a lamp into the same outlet if the lamp works the power source is ok if the lamp does. If anything interrupts this beam of light the garage door will not close and the ceiling light on the opener mechanism will flash as mentioned in the previous step. If this is the reason you will need to reengage the carriage. General troubleshooting tips for what to check when your genie garage door opener is not working below.

Confirm the safe t beam is correctly aligned. Wipe down the receiver with a damp cloth and check that. This is one of the sensors. How to troubleshoot a door that doesn t close on a genie model 940a step 1.

The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own. The photo eye components consist of two pieces that align face to face across each side of the garage door roughly four feet above the ground. Remove anything blocking the safe t beam at the base of the garage door. Check that the emergency release cord has not been pulled.

Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener. The majority of garage doors manufactured since the early 1990s are equipped with this safety feature.