Garage Door Moves 6 Inches And Reverses

You push the button to close the garage door.

Garage door moves 6 inches and reverses. When this sensor goes bad the door will start down a few inches and the logic board will not receive the electronic pulses and it will reverse just like yours is doing. Ever notice how it is easier to pull a wagon over a curb than it is to push it. Photo eyes or safety sensors are mounted to the track on either side of the garage door about 6 inches up from the ground. When the door hits something the logic board doesn t receive the pulses sent by the sensor and it reverses.

Check for binding or obstructions. Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse. Check for binding or obstructions. In fact you really should read the entire garage door repair article.

It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. This is almost always the result of a. Check also wiring connections at the travel module and at the logic board. No movement only a single click.

I have a craftsman 1 2 hp garage door opener. The garage door moves 6 8 inches stops and reverses. Open and close the door manually. The lights are not blinking too.

When i try to close the door remotely the door moves about a few inches then reverses and opens. It will make troubleshooting later much easier. Replace logic board if necessary. So i don t think it s a sensor problem.

The photo eyes send an infrared beam across the bottom of your garage door opening if that beam is broken the door will reverse. Open and close the door manually. How to fix a garage door that keeps reversing. The sensors are fine with a green yellow light on.

The door doesn t even make it down far enough to hit the sensor. It just doesn t make sense.