Garage Door Stuck Shut

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Garage door stuck shut.

Surprisingly your garage door just being locked can be causing your problem. 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. A door that is stuck halfway open is a security risk allowing access to the garage and the home if it. If it is possible to safely pull the garage door manually to a closed position before attempting any repair do so.

Some garage doors have a full lock system which enables you or anybody to lock your garage door from the outside by only turning the handle. However if you encounter resistance stop. An electric garage door can become stuck in the open position for several reasons. 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.

Even with regular maintenance garage doors can sometimes stick refusing to open or close. When attempting to fix a garage door that is stuck open make sure to turn the garage door opener off. Because of the potential danger of broken parts you should inspect the garage door for damage before attempting to close it. Take a few minutes to troubleshoot some built in safeties in your.

When you know there is no damage to the door you can close the garage door by disconnecting the door from the electric opener.