Garage Door Partially Closes Then Stops

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Garage door partially closes then stops. The keypad doesn t work firstly check that you re using it within the range required for your opener. Quite often the cause of your door s malfunction is an improperly set garage door limit. A garage door that only opens halfway becomes a nuisance for many reasons. If the sensor lights are on you ll want to check the garage door opener itself.

They are usually on the motor housing and you access them by opening a panel or removing the housing cover. But changes in weather conditions can causes your garage door components to shift or contract. Check the opener itself. 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.

Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor. The logic board receives and responds signals to any remote. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. You might need to consider replacing it if your door is not working properly or you may purchase a new opener.

It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned. If the door reverses part way down and you are sure there is no obstruction or binding increase the closing force a small amount and try it again. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. If your garage door opens and suddenly stops it might be because of your logic board.

There should be lights on both sensors and they should be lit. Some older garage door openers do not have nicely labeled adjustment screws for force and travel limits. You push the button to close the garage door. You may also need to reprogram your keypad or replace the batteries in it.

Also verify the antenna on the motor unit is in the proper placement. Most garage door openers have an open and close limit control. If one or both are out then you probably just need to realign the sensors to fix the issue. This requires a simple turn with.

If the door stops short of closing lengthen the close limit by turning the control knob in the direction indicated usually counterclockwise. As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged.