Garage Door Stays Open A Few Inches

Garage door will only open about 3 inches then stops this morning i opened my garage door drove out tried to close it but it refused to close.

Garage door stays open a few inches. A broken torsion spring will also cause the door to slam closed instead of closing gently. Try to operate the garage door manually. If you have a problem with your wall switch being unable to open or close the garage door then it s often a problem somewhere in the power supply. The solutions first check your fuses gfci or breaker to see if any of them have tripped broken or burnt out.

The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. Some people think opening the door a smidge will help. In the fully open or fully closed position the garage door s system is under the least stress from spring tension. It will only open a few inches from the car.

If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. It opens and closes manually. Garage door will only open if we hold the button down. Terry on march 10 2017.

This helps you determine if the problem is related to the door or the motor. My garage door won t open or close the motor runs and the shaft turns bur doesn t engage the chain. Garage door opens few inches then goes back down the spring looks ok it looks like the door is out of balance on the left side i pulled the string and unhooked the garage door opener and still unable to manually lift the door open. Garage doors that are cracked open a few inches.

This read more. After a few minutes i realized one of the wires for one of the garage door eyes was covering the eye so i moved it and the door closed. Mecael on march 17 2017. If this isn t lit check for a tripped breaker in the main panel or a tripped gfci outlet.

If the door starts to open but won t move more than a few inches the torsion spring may be broken.