Genie Garage Door Opener Auto Reverse

Follow these simple steps to test your garage door s automatic safety reverse sensors.

Genie garage door opener auto reverse.

The door should automatically reverse when it makes contact with or senses the object in its path. Place an object such as a brick on the ground directly in the path of the door. Activate the garage door opener to close the door on the object. Our inspectors use a 1 1 2 block to test the auto reverse save your cat test the door yourself.

To access the controls use a stepladder to reach the main part of the opener s motor. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. In 1982 ansi created a voluntary industry standard ansi ul 325 1982 which requires automatic reversing mechanisms on garage door openers sold in the us.

In approximately half of my inspections the automatic garage door opener does not auto reverse when met with resistance. This is real safety hazard. If you are looking for power you will probably choose a screw drive garage door opener maybe quiet is more important to you then you will want a belt drive garage door opener more concrerned about value you cannot go wrong with the chain drive garage door opener. Not every garage door opener has an automatic reversing mechanism.