Troubleshooting Common Overhead Garage Door Problems

Two possible problems can lead to a garage door reversing before it even touches the floor.

Troubleshooting common overhead garage door problems.

Garage door reversing before closing garage door openers manufactured after 1993 include sensors to prevent a door from closing on a child or pet. Try making small adjustments. It s important to get this switch at just the right distance from the motor so that the door is able to close all the way but the motor also knows to stop running. The good news is that most problems are small and can be remedied with a few simple fixes as described in this troubleshooting guide.

Garage door openers have an adjustment screw that controls the closing force the pressure with which a door is allowed to descend before the motor switches off. Gaps between rollers and rail if there is a gap between the garage door rollers and the rail or if the rail is not straight then you need an immediate fix. This is related to the up limit switch. Although the most common instances of a door not opening from the controller stem from a low battery charge there could also be issues with the breaker for the motor or a malfunction in the.

This may sound obvious but your garage door transmitters need power to work. T his is a pretty uncommon problem but one that can happen after you ve first installed your garage door opener.