Garage Door Won T Stay Up

You push the button to close the garage door.

Garage door won t stay up.

It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. I m fairly mechanically inclined and was an hvac tech for a number of years however i ve never done the first thing with a garage door. Check the motor housing mounted to the ceiling of your garage. Secure the garage door in this position by clamping vice.

Water valve leaks if not fully opened or closed. You should find two plastic screw heads or knobs on the back side or bottom of the housing. The valve on the hot water line to my washer is fine if fully open or if fully. The main reason for this is that the springs aren t holding as they should you will need to have your springs adjusted to give your garage the ability to hold the weight of the door.

Test the garage door to see if it stays closed. Start by rotating the down limit screw or knob one complete turn in the minus direction. How to adjust manual garage doors to stay up step 1. Raise the garage door up to its fully open position.

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