Garage Door Limit Switch Adjustment

Different garage doors have different means of adjusting the set limit switches but it is usually a screw feature on the motor unit that is turned to adjust how far the door descends.

Garage door limit switch adjustment. Adjusting the limit switch will stop your garage door from behaving erratically. Look for two limit adjustment screws. You can adjust them with a few tools. Measure the distance from the top of the garage door opening to the bottom of the garage door in inches.

These may be on the side of the box but are usually at. Once you locate the limit switch take your flat head screwdriver and start turning the knobs. Turn clockwise to increase the travel distance and counterclockwise to decrease the travel distance. The sooner the better as this situation may cause serious safety issues.

The limit dials have an icon of an opening or closing garage door. 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. To start with you need to identify the kind of limit switches your door has. Have a helper steady the ladder.

Move the up limit switch farther away little by little and check it well to see if the door closes and the motor stops running. The force dials have an upward or downward arrow containing the letters kg step 3 adjust the down limit dial first. Try making small adjustments. Press the button on your remote to open the garage door.

Set the step ladder under the garage door opener in your garage and use it to access the up and down limit switch adjustment screws located on the side of the garage door opener motor housing. There will be two adjustment screws one will be for the open travel limit and one for the close travel limit. If your garage door does not close completely or closes and then starts to move up the travel limit switch issue may be the cause. The safety sensors may need adjustment or realignment.

Start with the door closed and the trolley attached to the garage door. Stand on a step ladder to reach the up limit switch adjustment screw on the side of the garage door opener.