Garage Door Opener Motor Hums But Door Does Not Open

The issue could all boil down to the simple goof of a disconnected motor.

Garage door opener motor hums but door does not open.

If the motor hums but the chain doesn t move that indicates a problem with the motor. You activate the door opener by either a remote control hand held unit or by pressing the wall button mounted on the wall and hear the motor humming but the garage door does not move. This is frustrating especially if you re trying to get your car out of the garage. When you find that your garage door motor is making a humming noise but not opening and closing it typically means that it has gone off track or needs some sort of small adjustment.

Press the remote or the wall mounted start switch listen to the motor and watch the movement of the chain. Because it hums when you try to open it the battery is working properly. Sometimes when a garage door won t open or close it does not actually mean there is anything wrong with the door your remote or even one of the opener assembly parts.