Garage Door Doesn T Go Down

My wife had just come home.

Garage door doesn t go down.

Garage door does not close. If you re in the habit of leaving the garage door open a variety of things including. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. If that point is more than four feet or less than three feet above the ground you will need to balance the door.

While the extension springs provide tension as the door is raised and lowered the cables that align with each tension spring are responsible for the physical act of bringing the door up and down. My tools are in the garage. Leaving it open all night is not a. The garage door did not want to close when she pressed the button on the remote.

For those who are unfamiliar with how garage door sensors work there are two sensors each. Depending on the brand. If you ve tried everything listed above and your garage door still won t go down you. Get it working with these easy tips problems with the sensors.

If you ve checked the door springs and the track for obstacles and those things appear to be fine check to see if the lock on the door is engaged. Move the garage door up and down until you find a place where the door stays suspended when you let go. How to fix a garage door that won t go all the way down safety sensors. If there is one problem even more dangerous than broken springs on a garage door assembly it would be a broken cable.

It had worked just fine a few hours earlier. If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors. First check the sensor lights.