Garage Door Issues Opening

Lightning strikes are the most frequent reason for the demise of a circuit board.

Garage door issues opening. Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor. Garage door reversing before closing garage door openers manufactured after 1993 include sensors to prevent a door from closing on a child or pet. It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned. 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.

If you garage door is lowering then reversing. As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged. The garage door cable enables you to pass through a heavy door safe and sound. In garage door operators made after 1993 there are required safety features that open the door during the close cycle when they detect something blocking the door.

Replace the circuit board if the outlet has power but there s no sound or no lights when you push the wall switch and remotes you probably have a bad circuit board. The trolley moves along the chain drive the long track attached to the ceiling when the garage door is opening or closing attached via a metal. In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. Check to see if the trolley has been disconnected.