Garage Door Moves 6 Inches And Reverses

So i don t think it s a sensor problem.

Garage door moves 6 inches and reverses. When i try to close the door remotely the door moves about a few inches then reverses and opens. The garage door moves 6 8 inches stops and reverses. Photo eyes or safety sensors are mounted to the track on either side of the garage door about 6 inches up from the ground. There is nothing in the way and the sensors are working properly the door works fine by itself manually and.

In fact you really should read the entire garage door repair article. The photo eyes send an infrared beam across the bottom of your garage door opening if that beam is broken the door will reverse. How to fix a garage door that keeps reversing. The lights are not blinking too.

It just doesn t make sense. I have a craftsman 1 2 hp garage door opener. This is almost always the result of a. No movement only a single click.

Check for binding or obstructions. Check for binding or obstructions. Replace logic board if necessary. Open and close the door manually.

My garage door opens 6 inches and then stops and reverses in the opposite direction. Remember that sometimes a garage door opener can increase the binding in a door just because of the way it pushes the door down. It will make troubleshooting later much easier. Ever notice how it is easier to pull a wagon over a curb than it is to push it.

The door doesn t even make it down far enough to hit the sensor. Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse. Open and close the door manually. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again.

Check also wiring connections at the travel module and at the logic board. When this sensor goes bad the door will start down a few inches and the logic board will not receive the electronic pulses and it will reverse just like yours is doing.