My Garage Door Starts To Close Then Stops

This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature.

My garage door starts to close then stops.

If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. This also tells us that the tracks are free from any obstructions and that the problem is in either the eye sensors or the garage door opener itself. 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. Quite often the cause of your door s malfunction is an improperly set garage door limit.

If the door closes and reverses it is traveling too far and you should decrease the travel. You might need to consider replacing it if your door is not working properly or you may purchase a new opener. Do this by hanging aluminum foil in front of the opener. If the door reverses part way down and you are sure there is no obstruction or binding increase the closing force a small amount and try it again.

Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse. If your garage door opens and suddenly stops it might be because of your logic board. Doing this can save you some amount of cash. You push the button to close the garage door.

The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. 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 requires a simple turn with.

This helps you determine if the problem is related to the door or the motor. Try to operate the garage door manually. Holding the button down on the inside of the garage bypasses the obstruction safety device of the garage door opener.