Garage Door Will Not Close Completely

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Garage door will not close completely. Problem 2 lack of lubrication. Depending on the brand. Adjust them until the door is working properly again. Something blocking the door.

Springs are one of the main causes of malfunctioning garage doors. If there s something blocking the door from closing all the way a full close will be impossible. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. Side mounted extension springs are installed above the horizontal roller tracks on both sides of the door.

If you can t find any other reason that the door won t close check the alignment of the side tracks. If you need to change their tensions move them to a new hole. But when your garage door opener fails to close completely if you don t figure out the problem you ll soon be back to the old fashioned way of opening and closing the garage door. If you find that your garage door is indeed correctly responding to your garage door opener but is simply refusing to shut properly maybe it s descending very slowly getting stuck or making a terrible noise every time it opens or closes it may be in adequately lubricated.

Though this problem should be obvious it shouldn t be overlooked. First check the sensor lights. One of them may be slanted toward the door and binding it. A roll up door also has springs on each side that is controlled by a pulley.