Garage Door Opener Goes Up But Not Down

The home mender dustin luby shows us how to fix a garage door that won t go all the way down.

Garage door opener goes up but not down. If i unlock the door from the track i can lift it up and down with no problems at all. Otherwise if i just press and release the door goes down maybe an inch and stops. They both have lights and both lights should be on. But it s non functional in a very unusual way.

If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors. Click the links below to see inside dus. Disconnect your chamberlain garage door opener from the garage door by pulling the emergency release handle down and back towards the garage door. If your garage door hits it bounces up and starts to open again your garage door is working well.

There is one on each side of the door. It will go up with no problems but it doesn t go down unless i hold down the button the entire way. General troubleshooting tips for what to check when your genie garage door opener is not working below. You ll then want to test it again and if it s not right keep adjusting the down limit nob until your garage door hit the board and bounces back up.

Manually lift the garage door and release it when it is opened halfway when the door is appropriately balanced it will neither move up or down but stay in place supported by the springs.