Garage Door Begins To Go Down Then Back Up

To fix this issue increase the down limit one quarter turn.

Garage door begins to go down then back up. Hi i have a craftsman garage door opener 1 2 hp chain drive. 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. Here s a rundown of some of the possible reasons this can be happening. 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.

Simply lay a 2 by 4 on the ground and let the garage door come down on top of it. However if your garage door doesn t bounce back up then you know you have a problem. If your garage door hits it bounces up and starts to open again your garage door is working well. Measure the distance of the gap from the bottom of the.

You push the button to close the garage door. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. I have checked the photo eyes and they look fine no blinking lights. Possible reasons why your garage door hits the floor then goes back up as is the case with so many issues at the home there s no one reason why your garage door closes then opens.

This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. Your garage door sensor works by having two photo sensitive devices on either side of the garage door. It s approx 4 5 years old. Your travel down setting needs to be adjusted.

If the garage door does not close completely or begins to close and then opens back up again the down limit switch needs to be adjusted. Even if i hold the button down the garage door r.