Likely a broken spring
remote button may be stuck.
Well, make sure nothing is in the garage door's way.. :) hope this helps!
there is a stop kill switch on the center track that the bar hits that is moveable
Gravity and the weight of the door assist in making it easier to pull down than to pull up.
You have to first disengage your garage door opener from your garage door. Then, you can open it manually.
Usually not, take the bracket off of the door that the opener connect to and slide it back towards the opener while the door is being installed and then attach it to the new door. If the old door had extension springs that stretched down the track and the new door has a torsion spring that mounts above the door across the opening, the end of the opener track that mounts on the front wall of the garage may have to be moved up or down, most likely up so that the spring can be mounted. The spring has to go in a certain place and the opener can be adjusted.
Check and adjust the limit switch.
If you have a garage door that has a lock engaged and you try to use an opener to get the door to go up, the motor (opener) will still try to engage and move the door into the up position. The motor and the lock will be fighting against each other and could damage your door. It could also damage the lock. If you have an opener on your garage it is always best to remove the lock. A garage door opener acts as a lock on it's own so it's unnecessary to have both.
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The door assembly must be able to accommodate the apparatus of the garage door opener. Many older homes require a replacement garage door before an opener can be installed. You must also have clearance between the rolled up door and the ceiling to accommodate the door opener motor.
Many individual never thought of the work our garage door does - lifting and closing a large door every day, over and over again.. The fact is, your garage door opener really doesn't do much work, because of a physics helper, the spring! Springs are utilized as the door is lowered, and the springs are stretched out (the motor literally pushes the garage door down). When it is time to lift the door, the springs do 95% of the work as they recoil and pull the door back up, leaving the garage door motor to do little more than wind up the loose cable or chain. This is why most garage door openers are rated at only 1/2 to 1 horse power - it doesn't take much power to lift up a garage door that is being pulled up by stretched springs.
It is not uncommon for people’s garage doors to start acting up. While the average person can’t fix everything that can go wrong with a garage door, basic garage door repair is not that difficult. There are a number of ways that your garage door can malfunction. Here are some common problems, and how to fix them.One of the most common issues is when the garage door starts going up and down on its own, almost as if somebody were continually pressing the open and close button. As a matter of fact, there is a good chance that something very similar to that is the problem. Most likely, somebody else in the neighborhood has a garage door opener that operates on the same frequency. In some cases, they can end up interfering with one another. If this is a problem you are experiencing, the solution is so simple you can barely call it garage door repair. Simply change the code on your garage door. The way in which this is accomplished will vary from garage to garage. In most cases, you will do something to the effect of holding the transmitter near the box while holding down a specific button for an extended period of time. Most garage door openers are set up to automatically set up a new code when you do this.Another common problem is that your garage door goes halfway down and then comes back up when you attempt to close it. If this is happening, it is probably because you have a safety system installed that prevents the door from closing if their is something blocking it. If there is nothing obstructing the door, it is most likely a problem with the sensors. This problem can usually be fixed by cleaning the lenses on the sensors.Finally, the door simply might not open when you use the garage door opener. If this happens, try replacing the battery. Oftentimes this is the only issue. If this does not fix the problem, you might need to buy a new transceiver.If any of the previous methods of garage door repair do not work, you will most likely need to get in touch with the manufacturer to troubleshoot the problem.