Garage Door Buzzes But Won T Open

Many garage doors have a powerful torsion spring located horizontally above the door.

Garage door buzzes but won t open.

If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board. 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. Ensure that the unit is plugged in the door isn t locked and if you are using a remote. 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.

If the motor buzzes and doesn t move an unobstructed and disconnected trolley replace the drive motor. If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad. When the door is lowered the spring winds up tightly creating a pulling force that helps lift the door up. Disengage the door from the trolley by pulling the emergency cord if none of the basic checks reveals a simple.

It can also be caused by attempting to use the garage door opener with a broken torsion spring. Tug on it hard and it. It typically has a small ball at the end. Make basic checks first.