Genie Garage Door Will Close But Not Open

See your owner s manual for more details.

Genie garage door will close but not open.

If you have a dent use a block of wood against it and use a hammer against the wood to hammer that dent out. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. This can happen to a newly installed garage door or an older one. If there are dents in the door they need to be dealt with as they will affect the way the door opens.

If the sensitivity is set too low or high the door will not open. If the motor is running on your garage door opener but the door itself isn t opening don t panic. If this is the reason you will need to reengage the carriage. 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 an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. Check that the emergency release cord has not been pulled. The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own. Read the manufacturer s directions to reset the sensitivity.

Turn the close force dial in small increments until the garage door reaches the ground when you hit the close button on the remote. 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. Check garage door for binding. Adjust the limit so the door closes until it just touches the ground.

If the garage door closes hesitates and opens again. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Broken springs are the most common issue at hand whenever a service person is called to a residence to repair a garage door. Contact us for garage door spring repair.

Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener. This is the sign of the close limit being set too far and reading the ground as an obstacle. This triggers a safety measure that causes the door to open again. You can adjust the close force and limit switch to the correct levels and you should be good to go.

The door won t reach the ground if the maximum level of force is exceeding during closing. Genie openers apply only limited force to the garage door during closing. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.