Garage Door Down Limit Swithch Not Working

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

Garage door down limit swithch not working. A garage door limit switch is a device that helps you set the appropriate functionality of a garage door. If the switch is set too high for your opening the door may not close. However if your garage door doesn t bounce back up then you know you have a problem. If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly.

Turn the down limit switch screw counterclockwise one turn per every 3 inches of the garage door gap the distance between the bottom of the garage door and the driveway when it does not close. The close limit switch may need adjusting. My garage door was opening up by itself as soon as it would close fully and contact the ground. Broken garage door torsion or extension springs.

The limit switch contacts and the light sockets for that matter are made of very cheap materials on my 2003 chamberlain garage door opener. 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. The contact metals for both the limit switches and light sockets are flimsy and tarnish very easily. 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.

With these simple steps you will be able to tune up the limit switch so that your garage door recovers its optimal performance. You ll then want to test it again and if it s not right keep adjusting the down limit nob. If your garage door hits it bounces up and starts to open again your garage door is working well. 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.

Contact us for garage door spring repair. Over time it may be necessary to adjust the switch to make the garage door close completely if it is not working properly. Garage door openers come with an adjustable switch that dictates how far the door should lower in order to close completely. If the close limit switch is set wrong it may prevent the door from closing it can also cause the opener to reverse or pull back up when you attempt to close it.