This is a problem that will require you or a service person to replace it.
Trouble with garage door binding and reversing.
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.
Replace them if they re broken.
Remember that sometimes a garage door opener can increase the binding in a.
In fact you really shouldread the entire garage door repair it will make troubleshooting later much easier.
If the garage door only travels down an inch or so before reversing something is probably blocking the beam between the two safety sensors at the bottom of the rails or the sensors aren t aligned.
You push the button to close the garage door.
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.
This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature.
Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor has burned out and isn t operating at all.
It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again.
Requiring garage door operators to be equipped with a secondary reversing system which most operators have in the form of photo eyes.
In 1993 a law was passed in the u s.
Usually this is a sure sign that there is an issue with the garage door s photo eye system.