Genie Garage Door Opener Not Closing All The Way

Door starts down then stops before it is closed.

Genie garage door opener not closing all the way.

Though this problem should be obvious it shouldn t be overlooked. Check your garage floor and the area surrounding it for any objects or debris that might be causing the improper close. Check garage door for binding. Turn the close force dial in small increments until the garage door reaches the ground when you hit the close button on the remote.

Genie garage door opener opening or closing problem fix. Verify if there isn t a block between them. To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door. The door won t reach the ground if the maximum level of force is exceeding during closing.

From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands. Genie openers apply only limited force to the garage door during closing. First you should check the safety sensors. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.

They need to have a clear line of sight between them in order for the door to work properly. If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.

Safety sensors are the electronic eyes near the base of the door track on both sides. 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. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. 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.

Then look to see if the rollers are in working order. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. You can usually realign it by loosening a knob or. If your garage door isn t closing all the way but also doesn t reverse you might need to adjust something called the limit switch.

You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.