By following these steps you can reset your garage door quickly and without fuss.
How do i reset the limits on my garage door.
If you experience a lose of power while your door is in the up position please call your local overhead door company.
When your garage roller door keeps stopping half way it is time to reset the limits.
Garage door openers come with an adjustable switch that dictates.
A garage door limit switch is a device that helps you set the appropriate functionality of a garage door.
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.
If your garage door opener is malfunctioning an unwanted remote is activating your garage door opener or your handheld opener has been lost or stolen you may wish to reset the opener.
When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the ground and stops the up limit switch needs to be adjusted.
Push down the same button on your garage door remote.
Garage door doesn t close all the way.
With these simple steps you will be able to tune up the limit switch so that your garage door recovers its optimal performance.
Over time it may be necessary to adjust the switch to make the garage door close completely if it is not working properly.
When the door stops measure the distance from the ground to the bottom of the garage door in inches.
Open the garage door and watch it closely as it opens.
Resetting the door is something that can be confusing.
If your garage door does not closes fully and stops in the mid way or it moves up after reaching the mid way you need to check the down limit of the garage door opener.
Open and close the garage door.
Press the button on your remote to close the garage door.
Measure the gap as it will be required to reset the down limit of the door on the opener.
Wait for both the oblong and circular led to light up blue before they switch off altogether.
Set up a ladder beneath the garage door motor in your garage.
It is only safe to put your garage door in manual mode when it is in the down position.
Once both leds switch color and turn off push the same button on your remote to close or open your garage door.
This calibrates the opener and syncs it with your remote control.
If the problem remains continue adjusting the up limit switch until the door operates normally.
The garage door motor is a roughly 8 in 5 in 20 cm 13 cm box mounted to the roof of your garage.
