Garage Door Only Opens 6 Inches Then Stops

My garage door opens about six inches and stops i press the button twice so it will stop going down and then is goes up another 6 inches or so.

Garage door only opens 6 inches then stops. It will make troubleshooting later much easier. The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. You might need to consider replacing it if your door is not working properly or you may purchase a new opener. Remember that sometimes a garage door opener can increase the binding in a door just because of the way it pushes the door down.

Garage door will only open about 3 inches then stops this morning i opened my garage door drove out tried to close it but it refused to close. 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. If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. After a few minutes i realized one of the wires for one of the garage door eyes was covering the eye so i moved it and the door closed.

I did have my son press the button read more. 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. If your garage door opens and suddenly stops it might be because of your logic board. The logic board receives and responds signals to any remote.

In fact you really should read the entire garage door repair article. Call 630 271 9343 serving dupage co. Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse. When i hit the button again it proceeds to close.

This indicates that the springs torsion springs in the case of the photo above are working properly and are not the issue. It will come down okay most of the time but sometimes it hits the bottom and then goes back up.