Garage Door Won T Go Up

If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way.

Garage door won t go up.

For those who are unfamiliar with how garage door sensors work there are two sensors each. If your garage door all of sudden won t go up and you re sure the transmitters are working properly and power is getting to the motor then you may have broken torsion springs. Garage door won t go up. Ensure the door isn t in vacation or lock mode when it won t respond to the remote from the outside.

First thing to do. Make sure it is hanging down from the motor. If the door opens with the wall switch a simple battery. Get it working with these easy tips problems with the sensors.

Force your garage door closed. The antenna on the motor could be damaged or blocked from the signal. If you ve tried everything listed above and your garage door still won t go down you. From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands.

You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand. Can you see about a 2 gap somewhere in any of the springs. You might be out of range. When in one of these modes it may open once using the remote then must be unlocked from the.

You have a broken spring. To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door. When your garage door won t open with the remote there are few things that can cause this problem.