Garage Door Buzzes But Won T Open

How to fix a chain drive garage door when it won t open 1.

Garage door buzzes but won t open.

Many garage doors have a powerful torsion spring located horizontally above the door. Although rare a failed drive motor is another reason why the door won t open. As we have mentioned in previous blogs the torsion springs are the muscle of the door and pull it up and place it down properly. Make basic checks first.

Disengage the door from the trolley by pulling the emergency cord if none of the basic checks reveals a simple. Unfortunately this is just something that happens with usage over time. If your door won t open no matter what you do but you still need to get your car out locate a red cord hanging from the track. It can also be caused by attempting to use the garage door opener with a broken torsion spring.

Ensure that the unit is plugged in the door isn t locked and if you are using a remote. If the motor buzzes and doesn t move an unobstructed and disconnected trolley replace the drive motor. Tug on it hard and it. If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board.