Garage Door Bounces Up When Closing

The garage door will automatically go in reverse.

Garage door bounces up when closing.

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. Get logic board replacement. If the pressure reaches a dangerous level caused by blocked rollers the door will reverse. A careless or rushed parking job can cause the car s bumper to block the sensor.

To adjust the switch there is usually a screw on the motor unit that when turned will increase or decrease how far the door descends when closing. Sometimes the sensors will be in alignment and just as the door gets close to being shut it will vibrate enough to push one sensor off. If these can t see each other when the door is almost shut it will send a signal to the garage door motor to open back up. Turn the down limit switch screw clockwise one turn with a flat blade screwdriver if the garage door closes and then begins to open back up.

This brain can wear out in time so you could need a replacement. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. Garage door seal is loose or broken a leaky. Most garage doors contain a secondary safety mechanism to sense undue stress while closing.

Your garage door s logic board is the brain of your garage door opener. By wade shaddy updated december 19 2018 you push the button to close the garage door. When the logic board wears out it can cause your garage door to close then open and vice versa without explanation. After clearing any obstruction from the track try lubricating the rollers using wd 40.

This is almost always the result of a dirty. The bounce occurs at the 1 3 or 1 2 mark. Since then the garage door was intermittently bouncing when the door is closing.