Garage Door Goes Up And Down

Here are some symptoms of the problem.

Garage door goes up and down.

It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. But one of the more perplexing issues is when the door goes up and down by itself with no help from you. However if your garage door doesn t bounce back up then you know you have a problem. The garage door keeps going up and down.

It can also be a security problem when it opens to expose your belongings when you aren t home. This is actually a very rare problem of all the garage door installation problems you can have but when it happens it s usually a short in the circuit board says andrew richards owner of legacy garage doors an atlanta area garage door repair company. You ll then want to test it again and if it s not right keep adjusting the down limit nob until your garage door hit the board and bounces back up. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.

The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. To fix this issue increase the down limit one quarter turn. In some rare cases a garage door will open or close by itself even if the homeowner hasn t instructed the automatic garage door opener to do so.

You push the button to close the garage door. In cases like this your travel down setting simply needs to be adjusted to the new distance. Your garage door opens immediately after closing. If your garage door hits it bounces up and starts to open again your garage door is working well.

The garage door goes down then back up. Your garage door opens when it hits the ground. The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors. But changes in weather conditions can causes your garage door components to shift or contract.

Your limit switch needs to be adjusted. Garage door opener keeps going back up. This setting basically controls how much force is allowed when closing the garage door. When that happens the distance your garage door needs to travel may change.

Find local garage door repair. These garage doors have sensors near the ground to ensure nothing gets stuck underneath the door when it closes. It can seem quite ghostly having your garage door operate with a mind of its own.