Garage Door Suddenly Heavy

Raynor trubalance garage door drum system.

Garage door suddenly heavy.

While many problems that keep the door from opening are caused by broken springs a lot of other parts could be keeping your door from functioning properly. Doors come with one or two torsion springs. This bang can be so loud that some people might think a firecracker went off inside their garage. The most common scenario is a misalignment of the photoelectric reversal system.

For safety reasons don t try to solve the problem yourself. This requires a simple turn with a screwdriver to reset the limit so the garage door opens and closes all. When this unusual problem occurs it means the up limit switch probably needs to be moved away from the motor unit. The first is photoelectric and the second is mechanical.

A properly balanced garage door weighs about 10 to 15 pounds which can easily be lifted with one hand. When the two sensor housings are out of alignment the beam is. Having your garage door open when no one is home can be a huge security risk and messing with buttons and wiring can be frustrating especially if the opener still malfunctions after your best attempt to fix it. Garage door opens but the motor won t stop running.

This is true only in rare cases though. Residential electric garage door openers manufactured after 1993 are equipped with two safety mechanisms that operate while the door is closing. The drums used on lighter weight single doors are quite different than those used on heavy double doors. Pull the emergency cord on your door opener and gently lift your garage door.

Garage door openers especially old ones can be triggered by a number of things. This page should help you troubleshoot your garage door problems. We recommend having a maintenance done to your garage door every 12 to 18 months. Some people think it s from their neighbor s garage door opener.

One of the more difficult problems for do it yourselfers to diagnose is a worn cable pulley on an extension spring door. It is rare for this problem to suddenly appear. Sudden breakdowns fast response times. There could be several issues preventing your door from lifting easily.

That s because garage doors can be very heavy and despite what most people think it s not the garage door opener that does the heavy lifting but rather the heavy duty springs of the door. Technical garage door malfunctions often occur suddenly and unpredictably. Suddenly you are superman or supergirl and the door opens much more easily to get you out and on the road. Quite often the cause of your door s malfunction is an improperly set garage door limit.

While breakdown situations where the garage door won t close or came off the tracks can leave the residence vulnerable and pose safety hazard to the surroundings other situations can prevent access to the garage vehicles and belongings. The effect is like magic. The new trubalance drum system is designed to reduce and even out the lifting force needed as the top heavier glass section travels up the tracks.