Garage Door Opener Clicks But Wont Open Or Close

This problem bugged me for several months.

Garage door opener clicks but wont open or close. On some systems the garage door opener installed on the wall will override commands from the remote control opener and the system must be unlocked from the wall pad. The garage door opener may be making clicking noises as a result of the security lock. Don t just assume that if the path is clear that the sensors are ok. If your garage door opens ok but won t close then it s possible the safety reversing sensors are not correctly aligned.

Other symptoms may also include flashing lights on the remote control opener. Check the door s electric eye. 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 bar to the inside top of the garage door. Sometimes a garage door won t open or close for one reason only the operator has no power connection.

Lift the door gradually and pay attention to areas where the door sticks or binds. Turn the power back on and the door should open and close normally. Shut off the power to the garage door opener. Your garage door has set limit switches that instruct the motor when to stop running both when it is opening and when it is closing.

Hopefully after you read this you won t have the same problem in the future. In the funniest of scenarios the problem will simply be due to an unplugged power cord. You might have absentmindedly unplugged the operator as you were exiting the garage through your internal door to the house. On my first attempt to close it the garage door started going down and then automatically moved back to the fully open position.

So it s not like the garage door was stuck on my first attempt to close it. Does your overhead door garage door opener just click when trying to operate it. Pull the emergency release cord down to disconnect the opener from the door. Close the garage door with the remote control or door control.

To check if the tracks or rollers are damaged perform these troubleshooting steps. If your garage door opener has this symptom watch this video to learn why. Use a screwdriver to tighten the wire.