Genie Garage Door Starts To Close Then Reverses

In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor.

Genie garage door starts to close then reverses.

Your logic board needs replaced. Maybe you have to hold the garage door button down for the door to close. Door starts up but stops before it is completely open. This issue can be an easy fix.

When the logic board wears out it can cause your garage door to close then open and vice versa without explanation. The 2 nd cause is the closing force could be set too light and the normal tension of the closed position exceeds what the door believes to be allowable tension. Get logic board replacement. One for the opening limit and one for the closing limit.

Does your garage door opener stop and reverse. When the opener is activated the screw rotates causing the nut to move until it reaches the switch. There may be two nuts on one track. You can clean them off by using your finger or a dry rag.

Look at the photo eyes themselves if there are cobwebs or if there is dust on the lenses the eyes will sense this and cause the door reverse. If one of the eyes has been knocked out of alignment this will also cause the door to reverse. 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. Adjust the limits as needed.

Check the closing force control. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.

This video will show you a few quick. Your garage door s logic board is the brain of your garage door opener. Or door will only open check safe t beam wire connection at the powerhead and at the stb s. You push the button to close the garage door.

This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. Each photo eye has a light on it. If you re genie excelerator just stops when either trying to open or close your garage door check out this video. Check contact reverse test that is in the owners manuals check the garage door for binding.

However if the door travels all the way closed and then reverses look to the 2 nd 3 rd possible causes. This brain can wear out in time so you could need a replacement. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again.