Genie Garage Door Only Opens A Few Inches Then Stops

The logic board receives and responds signals to any remote.

Genie garage door only opens a few inches then stops.

Same result with remote or wall switch. If you re genie excelerator just stops when either trying to open or close your garage door check out this video. This helps you determine if the problem is related to the door or the motor. When you hit the wall button or remote control button it only goes a short distance and stops without completing the cycle.

You might need to consider replacing it if your door is not working properly or you may purchase a new opener. 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. The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. After a few minutes i realized one of the wires for one of the garage door eyes was covering the eye so i moved it and the door closed.

Adjust the limits as needed. If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. In fact you really should read the entire garage door repair article. Check if the limits are properly set.

Check if the safe t beams red led light is flashing. Doing this can save you some amount of cash. 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. Make sure only the safe t beams that came with this garage door opener are installed.

My garage door will open only a few inches and then stops. Garage door starts down then stops and goes back up or safe t beam system malfunction. It will make troubleshooting later much easier. Try to operate the garage door manually.

This issue can be an easy fix. Genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when you push the button again it moves a few inches or a foot down. If it is a new installation check the postion of the door arm. Garage door will only open about 3 inches then stops this morning i opened my garage door drove out tried to close it but it refused to close.

If your garage door opens and suddenly stops it might be because of your logic board. Clicking the remote at that point just closes it. Remember that sometimes a garage door opener can increase the binding in a door just because of the way it pushes the door down.