Garage Door Reverses When Going Down

If the door closes and reverses it is traveling too far and you should decrease the travel.

Garage door reverses when going down.

It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. Find local garage door repair. Replace them if they re broken. For most doors a complete rotation of the screw allows the door to advance 2 inches.

If the door reverses part way down and you are sure there is no obstruction or binding increase the closing force a small amount and try it again. Watch our safety sensor troubleshoot video to determine whether the sensors work. If you find that your garage door is reversing before even hitting the floor then it could be possible that there is a problem with the close force setting. This setting basically controls how much force is allowed when closing the garage door.

Try to lower the door. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. Photo eyes or safety sensors are mounted to the track on either side of the garage door about 6 inches up from the ground. The photo eyes send an infrared beam across the bottom of your garage door opening if that beam is broken the door will reverse.

Continue to turn the down. In cases like this your travel down setting simply needs to be adjusted to the new distance. Your limit switch needs to be adjusted. But changes in weather conditions can causes your garage door components to shift or contract.

If the garage door only travels down an inch or so before reversing something is probably blocking the beam between the two safety sensors at the bottom of the rails or the sensors aren t aligned.