Garage Door Opener Runs But Won T Open

If you are able to raise your garage door easily it is not the problem.

Garage door opener runs but won t open.

When your garage door won t open with the remote there are few things that can cause this problem. Check the door s electric eye. If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly. If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad.

Usually located towards the front of your garage the manual release is that brightly colored cord hanging down within easy reach. Although rare a failed drive motor is another reason why the door won t open. General troubleshooting tips for what to check when your genie garage door opener is not working below. Use a screwdriver to tighten the wire.

Try to open the door manually. When the door is lowered the spring winds up tightly creating a pulling force that helps lift the door up. Shut off the power to the garage door opener. If the door opens with the wall switch a simple battery change in the remote should do the trick.

This indicates that something in the opener system has malfunctioned. The antenna on the motor could be damaged or blocked from the signal. Make sure it is hanging down from the motor. Broken springs are the most common issue at hand whenever a service person is called to a residence to repair a garage door.

Many garage doors have a powerful torsion spring located horizontally above the door. A professional garage door technician will be able to tell you whether it is best to replace the opener or repair the old one. This will determine if the issue is connected to the door itself or the opener. You might be out of range.

If you click your remote and hear the garage door opener s motor running but the door won t open the first thing you should do is check to see that the manual release isn t engaged. If it is the door there are several reasons why it won t open. Turn sure lock off also called vacation lock check the power source where the powerhead is plugged in plug a lamp into the same outlet if the lamp works the power source is ok if the lamp does. If it has remove it and try opening the door again.

Check that nothing has fallen into the garage door track. Contact us for garage door spring repair. Disengage the door from the trolley by pulling the emergency cord if none of the basic checks reveals a simple explanation for why the door won t open. If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board.

Detach the opener by pulling the emergency handle downward. It sounds very obvious but when you re in a rush and trying to leave. If the motor buzzes and doesn t move an unobstructed and disconnected trolley replace the drive motor.