Depending on the brand.
Garage door doesn t go down.
If there is one problem even more dangerous than broken springs on a garage door assembly it would be a broken cable.
If you re in the habit of leaving the garage door open a variety of things including.
While the extension springs provide tension as the door is raised and lowered the cables that align with each tension spring are responsible for the physical act of bringing the door up and down.
If you ve checked the door springs and the track for obstacles and those things appear to be fine check to see if the lock on the door is engaged.
For those who are unfamiliar with how garage door sensors work there are two sensors each.
It was late in the evening.
Leaving it open all night is not a.
My wife had just come home.
My tools are in the garage.
It had worked just fine a few hours earlier.
Force your garage door closed.
First check the sensor lights.
Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all.
Garage door does not close.
If you ve tried everything listed above and your garage door still won t go down you.
Move the garage door up and down until you find a place where the door stays suspended when you let go.
How to fix a garage door that won t go all the way down safety sensors.
Get it working with these easy tips problems with the sensors.
If your garage door doesn t open but the opener motor runs for just a few seconds and then shuts off the garage door itself may have manually been locked.