Garage Door Stuck Shut

Take a few minutes to troubleshoot some built in safeties in your.

Garage door stuck shut.

A garage door stuck in the closed position may tempt you to crash on through but don t let frustration get the better of you. However if you encounter resistance stop. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch. You can view this video on how to safely open your garage door with no power here.

When attempting to fix a garage door that is stuck open make sure to turn the garage door opener off. Garage doors sometimes seem to have a mind of their own often deciding when and how far they want to open or close. An electric garage door can become stuck in the open position for several reasons. Surprisingly your garage door just being locked can be causing your problem.

In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. A door that is stuck halfway open is a security risk allowing access to the garage and the home if it. If it is possible to safely pull the garage door manually to a closed position before attempting any repair do so. When you know there is no damage to the door you can close the garage door by disconnecting the door from the electric opener.

Sometimes the fix can be as simple as replacing the batteries in the opener.