Garage Door Will Not Go Up All The Way

Sometimes you ll notice that your garage door closes all the way and then immediately goes back up instead of staying in the closed position.

Garage door will not go up all the way.

If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way. If everything else is ok try operating the door by hand don t hurt yourself it should come up without too much trouble. If the door won t go more than 5 feet up adjust the force going up to be higher. If there s something blocking the door from closing all the way a full close will be impossible.

Something blocking the door. Disengage the garage door. There is one on each side of the door. First check the sensor lights.

Though this problem should be obvious it shouldn t be overlooked. If the door will not close all the way do the opposite and turn the screws counterclockwise or down. One or more of these reasons is likely responsible for your garage door closing partially but not all the way. You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.

The garage door limit settings isn t set properly. Do not ever adjust the opener travel limits. T his is a pretty uncommon problem but one that can happen after you ve first installed your garage door opener. If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors.

The limit adjusters control how far the garage door goes up and how far it goes down. 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. This is related to the up limit switch. To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door.

You may not have even noticed it before but the main garage door opener unit will be plugged into an electrical outlet that is located on the garage ceiling near the unit. They both have lights and both lights should be on. Try making small adjustments. You should also find buttons or nobs that will adjust the force too.

Start by making sure your garage door is open all the way. Garage doors also have a force setting that dictates how much pull the opener uses to raise the door. 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 the door starts to close but stops and goes back down increase the force going down.

On the main console the box that hangs from the ceiling you ll see a few different nobs and or buttons. If the door was working fine for years these didn t just magically go out of adjustment. Depending on the brand. 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.