Genie Garage Door Opener Not Opening All The Way

If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close.

Genie garage door opener not opening all the way.

The torsion springs are broken. The limit setting is off. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. The door won t reach the ground if the maximum level of force is exceeding during closing.

Check that the emergency release cord has not been pulled. Turn the close force dial in small increments until the garage door reaches the ground when you hit the close button on the remote. To try and correct the problem make sure the eyes on the sensors are clean the wire connections are securely fastened at the sensors and motor head and the eyes are directed at each other. 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.

The door has dislodged from its track. Snapped or loose cables. Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener. If one of them is off or blinking it means the invisible beam that tells the opener that the way is clear for the door to close isn t aligned.

Check garage door for binding. Try making small adjustments. Also try unplugging the garage door opener and re plugging the unit back into the outlet. Genie openers apply only limited force to the garage door during closing.

Its power source is disrupted. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. See your owner s manual for more details. The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own.

You can usually realign it by loosening a knob or. If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way. This is related to the up limit switch. You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.

From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands. If this is the reason you will need to reengage the carriage. To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door.