My Garage Door Won T Go Up Or Down

If you happen to be home when these break you ll hear a loud bang from inside your garage.

My garage door won t go up or down.

Sometimes a garage door won t open or close for one reason only the operator has no power connection. They both have lights and both lights should be on. If your garage door all of sudden won t go up and you re sure the transmitters are working properly and power is getting to the motor then you may have broken torsion springs. There is one on each side of the door.

Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked. Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down. If your opener has electric safety eyes at the bottom of the door then this is repairable and will last you years to come. If everything else is ok try operating the door by hand don t hurt yourself it should come up without too much trouble.

Overtime these lenses can become coated with grime dirt and even sawdust. Can you hold the button down to make the door go down. Now if your garage door still won t go down after you ve made sure the sensors are properly aligned and there s no obstructions you ll want to take a damp cloth and wipe down the lenses of the sensors. When you pressed the button did the opener lights blink at you.

You might have absentmindedly unplugged the operator as you were exiting the garage through your internal door to the house.