Genie Garage Door Won T Shut

Garage door closes a little and back returns.

Genie garage door won t shut. If it is be sure that the lenses are mounted five to six inches from the floor on either side of the garage door opening. The photo eye components consist of two pieces that align face to face across each side of the garage door roughly four feet above the ground. Genie garage door opener doesn t close. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close.

Turn the close force dial in small increments until the garage door reaches the ground when you hit the close button on the remote. First check the sensor lights. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. 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.

Genie garage door opens fine but does not shut. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. In this video i show in detail how to get your garage to stay shut if it continues to bounce back up.

When your opener lights won t turn off on your genie or another brand of garage door opener call your local garage door company right away. If your troubleshooting steps don t work an expert will find the problem and give you a solution. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. The door won t reach the ground if the maximum level of force is exceeding during closing.

Check for and clear any obstructions in its way. Check garage door for binding. The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors. If the problem persists check to see if the red safe t beam led indicator is blinking.

Genie openers apply only limited force to the garage door during closing. Depending on the brand. I also show how to lock the garage door opener to disa.