Garage Door Reverses After Closing

You push the button to close the garage door.

Garage door reverses after closing.

Some older garage door openers do not have nicely labeled adjustment screws for force and travel limits. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. Test the sensor eyes by connecting them to short wires directly at the motor unit. Your garage door is likely the largest opening on your home s exterior so it s important to have the peace of mind that it is functioning properly.

This is a safety feature that has been added to garage door openers to help prevent the door from closing on a car pet or even a child. The photo eyes send an infrared beam across the bottom of your garage door opening if that beam is broken the door will reverse. If an object person or animal blocks the beam the closing door reverses direction. In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor.

Why does my garage door reverse as soon as it hits the floor. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch. Replace the garage door opener safety sensor the safety sensor has a pair photoelectric eyes at the base of the rails one eye emits an infrared beam and the other receives it.