Garage Door Continues To Open

If the garage door opens correctly but fails to close completely there may be one of three common causes.

Garage door continues to open.

It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. Residential electric garage door openers manufactured after 1993 are equipped with two safety mechanisms that operate while the door is closing. Your garage door has set limit switches that instruct the motor when to stop running both when it is opening and when it is closing. Below are three reasons why your garage door opens on its own and some quick fixes you can try.

Yes it s possible although rare for your garage door to open by itself. If the garage door opener lights blink 10 times when you re trying to close the garage door then the safety sensors may need adjustment or the sensor wiring may need to be repaired or replaced. Here are a few scenarios we ve come across. 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.

But changes in weather conditions can causes your garage door components to shift or contract. The close limit switch may need adjusting. You push the button to close the garage door. Garage door won t budge.

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. Your garage door is programmed to travel a certain distance before it closes. Open the garage door and watch it closely as it opens. Garage doors use radio frequencies to open and close.

Chances are we know why. If it closes before that distance has been traveled it thinks something is wrong and it reopens to help prevent any damage or safety risk. There are a few unusual factors that can cause your door open by itself. Check out our garage door tips to help determine what is causing your garage door problems.

If the door doesn t open when you re standing close to the motor unit follow the troubleshooting tips in our garage door opener remotes won t work video to help you fix the problem. When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the ground and stops the up limit switch needs to be adjusted. How to fix a garage door that keeps reversing. The first is photoelectric and the second is mechanical.

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