Garage Door Motor Chain Stuck Open

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.

Garage door motor chain stuck open. Check out our garage door tips to help determine what is causing your garage door problems. One such quirk is a refusal to open the door as commanded. Garage door won t budge. Chances are we know why.

This can indicate a problem with the motor but it might have other causes. If the contact is touching the problem is either a dirty contact or sorted reply on the control board. When this happens you could get locked out of the garage. Poor lubrication is a very common and easy to fix explanation for why you might find your garage door stuck.

You should properly lubricate your garage door s track the opener chain and the springs every few months as part of regular preventative maintenance. Even with regular maintenance garage doors can sometimes stick refusing to open or close. There s something wrong with the garage door opener that s stopping it from opening the door for you. Then remove the metal cover to access the motor.

A door that is stuck halfway open is a security risk allowing access to the garage and the home if it s. Inspect the down limit switch. Do not use wd 40. In most cases the cause will be a stripped gear or a chain that has come off the sprocket.

Be sure to use clopay s garage door prolube or sillicone based lubricants. 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. First unplug the unit from the outlet. I am sorry you are having a problem with the garage door opener.