My Garage Door Won T Go Up Or Down

If you happen to be home when these break you ll hear a loud bang from inside your garage.

My garage door won t go up or down.

They both have lights and both lights should be on. If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors. Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down. Yes there is a problem with the photoelectric eyes.

If your garage door all of sudden won t go up and you re sure the transmitters are working properly and power is getting to the motor then you may have broken torsion springs. You might have absentmindedly unplugged the operator as you were exiting the garage through your internal door to the house. Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked. If everything else is ok try operating the door by hand don t hurt yourself it should come up without too much trouble.

When you pressed the button did the opener lights blink at you. In the funniest of scenarios the problem will simply be due to an unplugged power cord. Overtime these lenses can become coated with grime dirt and even sawdust. If your opener has electric safety eyes at the bottom of the door then this is repairable and will last you years to come.

Sometimes a garage door won t open or close for one reason only the operator has no power connection.