Genie Garage Door Opener Opens But Then Backs Up

If it is a new installation check the postion of the door arm.

Genie garage door opener opens but then backs up. As these wires short against the housing the electrical impulse causes the door opener to activate. There may be two nuts on one track. Try making small adjustments. This sets the in car transmitter to be your garage door openers make transmitter but you are not done.

Installed a genie garage door opener several months ago. They feature a 140 volt dc motor intellicode remote access security system. My garage door starts to close and then opens back up as if it is hitting something. This is related to the up limit switch.

When the opener reverses the screw turns the opposite way and the nut travels back. It s important to get this switch at just the right distance from the motor so that the door is able to close all the way but the motor also knows to stop running. There may also be loose wire connections inside the button housing itself. Check if the safe t beams red led light is flashing.

The symptom of this is a garage door that is in constant motion opening fully then immediately descending only to start the same cycle again. Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly. Check if the limits are properly set. Garage door starts down then stops and goes back up or safe t beam system malfunction.

You must be very careful when adjusting force on the unit only turn the screw adjustment 1 8th of a turn at any one time otherwise you go to far and have to back up because the door will jam against the floor or drive will try to force door open past the stops that is the biggest mistake when setting force or limits. Today genie garage door openers are a bit different from traditional garage door openers. Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse. Make sure only the safe t beams that came with this garage door opener are installed.

Adjust the limits as needed. Hold your transmitter up near the selected button pressing both the garage door remote and the selected in car transmitter button simultaneously. By adjusting the starting position of whichever nut the opening and closing limits are set. One for the opening limit and one for the closing limit.

T his is a pretty uncommon problem but one that can happen after you ve first installed your garage door opener.