Garage Door Starts Down Then Reverses

Reverses on its own if the garage door only travels down an inch or so before reversing something is probably blocking the beam between the two safety sensors at the bottom of the rails or the sensors aren t aligned.

Garage door starts down then reverses.

The garage door will automatically go in reverse whenever it hits an obstruction such as the driveway or ground. If you find that your garage door is reversing before even hitting the floor then it could be possible that there is a problem with the close force setting. You push the button to close the garage door. Some older garage door openers do not have nicely labeled adjustment screws for force and travel limits.

In this case the garage door opener detects that it is coming into contact with. The garage door starts to open then stops and reverses and sometimes will open on it s own without me pressing the the garage door starts to open then stops and reverses and garage door opens by itself. This setting basically controls how much force is allowed when closing the garage door. If the door reverses part way down and you are sure there is no obstruction or binding increase the closing force a small amount and try it again.

Why does my garage door reverse as soon as it hits the floor. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again.