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re: Garage Door Help
Posted on 4/2/15 at 9:17 pm to Stateguy
Posted on 4/2/15 at 9:17 pm to Stateguy
i've built over 200 houses/condos with garage doors. the first thing i'll tell you is DO NOT JACK WITH THE SPRING. there is a whole lot more tension on this part than you expect and you can really hurt yourself.
clean/wipe off the tracks with wd or something similar - rem oil is good. also spray it in the wheel bearings that run on the track. next, make sure the sensors at the bottom of the tracks are aligned correctly. you should see a green light on one of them.
remove all large metalic objects from the area of the sensors.
if all above dosen't help, call a service tech. u prob have a bad circuit board - not too expensive.
fyi, u are out of warranty.
where is this, BR?
clean/wipe off the tracks with wd or something similar - rem oil is good. also spray it in the wheel bearings that run on the track. next, make sure the sensors at the bottom of the tracks are aligned correctly. you should see a green light on one of them.
remove all large metalic objects from the area of the sensors.
if all above dosen't help, call a service tech. u prob have a bad circuit board - not too expensive.
fyi, u are out of warranty.
where is this, BR?
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Posted on 4/3/15 at 6:52 am to mack the knife
If you have no problem opening the door by hand, the spring should be fine. If it was broken, it would be extremely heavy.
I would check the force and travel settings on the opener itself. Get a ladder so you can see the side of the opener (sometimes its on the back) Usually a flat head screwdriver is used to adjust. There will be three holes - Up, Down, and Force. Try to note where the setting is before you start. Adjust the force one a little bit to the "+" side - half turn or less - and try the door again. Repeat till door opens properly. If that doesnt work, set it back to the original position you marked before hand.
If this works, the sping may have slipped and lost some tension rather than being broken. That would make it harder to open, but not extremely hard.
I would check the force and travel settings on the opener itself. Get a ladder so you can see the side of the opener (sometimes its on the back) Usually a flat head screwdriver is used to adjust. There will be three holes - Up, Down, and Force. Try to note where the setting is before you start. Adjust the force one a little bit to the "+" side - half turn or less - and try the door again. Repeat till door opens properly. If that doesnt work, set it back to the original position you marked before hand.
If this works, the sping may have slipped and lost some tension rather than being broken. That would make it harder to open, but not extremely hard.
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