Garage Automatic Doors Problems

The metal rollers and hinges on a garage door can become stuck making it hard for the garage door to open and close.

Garage automatic doors problems.

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. Lubrication will take care of this problem. A door that is sticking is perhaps the most common and annoying of all possible garage door problems. Automatic doors have sensors located along the track usually somewhere around knee height.

These are heavy duty springs that do all of the hard work when opening your door. A partially working garage door is easy to ignore but also very easy to fix. If something is blocking the signal laser the door won t close. If the circuit breaker or gfci is tripping repeatedly it s a sign that there is a short circuit somewhere in the system possibly even the garage door opener itself.

Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor has burned out and isn t operating at all. The garage door cable enables you to pass through a heavy door safe and sound. If your door will not open and you re confident that the motor and the transmitters are functioning correctly there s a good chance you have a problem with your garage door torsion springs. This is a problem that will require you or a service person to replace it.