My Garage Door Does Not Close All The Way

First you need to see what has caused this to happen.

My garage door does not close all the way.

Does your garage door keep coming back up after it hits the floor. Click on a problem below to see the possible causes and solutions. To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door. One of the more difficult problems for do it yourselfers to diagnose is a worn cable pulley on an extension spring door.

Garage door not closing all the way. Genie openers apply only limited force to the garage door during closing. Since you live in an area with cold weather the garage floor may have shifted slightly therefore making the door not shut all the way. Depending on the brand.

If there s something blocking the door from closing all the way a full close will be impossible. The travel controls how far the door goes up and down. If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way. Something blocking the door.

You just need to adjust the travel setting on your door opener. Side mounted extension springs are installed above the horizontal roller tracks on both sides of the door. Garage door opener malfunction or door has shifted. First check the sensor lights.

Step 4 turn the close force dial in small increments until the garage door reaches the ground when you hit the close button on the remote. 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 to see if there are new cracks in the garage floor. Though this problem should be obvious it shouldn t be overlooked.

Garage door seal may be damaged 4. You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand. If one side of the door is not in line with the other the door won t run smoothly in its tracks and when closed one side of the door won t close completely leaving an open gap. Bottom of the door is up on one side.

From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands. Garage door sensors may not be aligned correctly 3. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. But when your garage door opener fails to close completely if you don t figure out the problem you ll soon be back to the old fashioned way of opening and closing the garage door.

You can usually realign it by loosening a knob or.