Garage Door Closes Too Far

Check that the door closes evenly.

Garage door closes too far.

If any of the parts fail to perform their task the garage door will let you know. Quite often the cause of your door s malfunction is an improperly set garage door limit. Push the door back to adjust the door and get the center aligned again. The good news is this can be easily adjusted with a screwdriver and a few.

Garage door openers come with an adjustable switch that dictates how far the door should lower in order to close completely. If the switch is set too high for your opening the door may not close. Firstly check that you re using it within the range required for your opener. If it closes before that distance has been traveled it thinks something is wrong and it reopens to help prevent any damage or safety risk.

Also verify the antenna on the motor unit is in the proper placement. Close the garage door with the opener and watch it closely as it closes. Brace the open door. It is possible that the vertical track down the side has gone out of alignment and shifted due to a slightly loose lag screw.

To understand garage door problems you have to look it as a whole this means that your garage door is composed of the different parts that work all together to open and close the door efficiently. You may also need to reprogram your keypad or replace the batteries in it. If you re too far away this can cause a problem with opening or closing the door. A garage door that only opens halfway becomes a nuisance for many reasons.

If the garage door does not close completely or begins to close and then opens back up again the down limit switch needs. By pushing the door back into position you should have made the vertical track straighten. Adjust the lift cable. When the settings are too high the door senses the floor as an obstruction and immediately opens again after closing.

A common garage door problem. Your garage door is programmed to travel a certain distance before it closes. This requires a simple turn with.