The garage springs are normally fragile and rigid.
Genie garage door opener stops part way up.
If any of them are broken the immediate result is your door won t function properly or won t open all the way.
When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the ground and stops the up limit switch needs to be adjusted.
The slotted gap in the release bar is not visable.
In fact you really should read the entire garage door repair article.
Lubricating the springs hinges and other metal parts can help your door to move easily.
You should now be able to operate the door using your genie garage door opener.
It will make troubleshooting later much easier.
Springs are important parts of a garage door.
How to troubleshoot a garage door that stops halfway down.
Troubleshoot any problems you may be having with your genie garage door opener including lights blinking door reversing remote issues and more.
This means it is in the engaged position.
Then manually lift or close the door until the carriage locks into place.
Search for genie replacement parts for your model number genie garage.
Find genie owners manuals programming support and helpful answers to your garage door opener product questions here.
The first image shows the genie chain drive carriage position connected to the garage door.
Remember that sometimes a garage door opener can increase the binding in a door just because of the way.
A garage door that only opens halfway becomes a nuisance for many reasons.
Troubleshooting genie garage door opener products.
Disconnect the garage door opener from the door and go through the troubleshooting routine on the garage door repair page.
If your opener is made before 1993 please click here for important information.
Quite often the cause of your door s malfunction is an.