Garage Door Starts Down Then Stops And Goes Back Up

Your travel down setting needs to be adjusted.

Garage door starts down then stops and goes back up. Doing this can save you some amount of cash. If it is a new installation check the postion of the door arm. Make sure only the safe t beams that came with this garage door opener are installed. Adjust the limits as needed.

Check if the limits are properly set. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. You push the button to close the garage door. Check if the safe t beams red led light is flashing.

Your garage door sensor works by having two photo sensitive devices on either side of the garage door. If these can t see each other when the door is almost shut it will send a signal to the garage door motor to open back up. This also tells us that the tracks are free from any obstructions and that the problem is in either the eye sensors or the garage door opener itself. You might need to consider replacing it if your door is not working properly or you may purchase a new opener.

A careless or rushed parking job can cause the car s bumper to block the sensor. If your garage door opens and suddenly stops it might be because of your logic board. Garage door starts down then stops and goes back up or safe t beam system malfunction. Holding the button down on the inside of the garage bypasses the obstruction safety device of the garage door opener.

Some older garage door openers do not have nicely labeled adjustment screws for force and travel limits. 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. Possible reasons why your garage door hits the floor then goes back up as is the case with so many issues at the home there s no one reason why your garage door closes then opens. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature.