Trouble Opening Garage Door

If the circuit breaker or gfci is tripping repeatedly it s a sign that there is a short circuit somewhere in the system possibly even the garage door opener itself.

Trouble opening garage door.

The solutions first check your fuses gfci or breaker to see if any of them have tripped broken or burnt out. If it does then the transmitter in your car likely just needs a simple battery replacement. Garage door reversing before closing garage door openers manufactured after 1993 include sensors to prevent a door from closing on a child or pet. This is a problem that will require you or a service person to replace it.

Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor has burned out and isn t operating at all. First check to see if the transmitter on the wall inside your garage still opens your garage door when pressed. Check power door lock the power door lock must be deactivated anytime you open the garage door. Liftmaster garage door openers are designed to stop if it senses a resistance or an obstruction while opening.

The trolley moves along the chain drive the long track attached to the ceiling when the garage door is opening or closing attached via a metal. Replace the main gear drive if the garage door opener makes a grinding noise but the door doesn t move your main drive gear is probably toast. If you garage door is lowering then reversing. The main drive gear is the plastic gear that comes in direct contact with the worm drive gear on the motor.

If the batteries in your transmitter are dead the transmitter won t be able to send a signal to your garage door to open. This feature prevents the motor inside the garage door opener from damaging.