My Craftsman Garage Door Will Not Open All The Way

The door should raise and lower easily by hand.

My craftsman garage door will not open all the way.

When your garage door won t open with the remote there are few things that can cause this problem. If your craftsman garage door opener opens or closes halfway then stops here are the troubleshooting steps to follow. If the door opens with the wall switch a simple battery change in the remote should do the trick. Are very dangerous and can cause serious damage even death.

Test your door s balance by disconnecting it from the automatic opener. With the door closed disconnect the opener from the door and try to. To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door. You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.

In this case call a service company to replace the spring s. The antenna on the motor could be damaged or blocked from the signal. Opener manually lift the garage door. Usually the problem is a broken spring on the door.

Check for binding or sticking of the garage door. If the door opens easily and. Perhaps the greatest cause of a garage door that will not open all the way up is a lack of balance. 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.

Make sure it is hanging down from the motor. A misaligned garage door opener may cause the door or trolley to bind up causing the opener to stop or reverse because opening or closing force exceeded the opener s force limit. Won t open or close all the way when a garage door doesn t open or close all the way first check the opener alignment and adjust if needed. Pull your garage door so it s about halfway open.

When the garage door tracks or rollers are damaged or the garage door is not balanced your craftsman opener will stop when opening. First rule out a problem with the door specifically a broken spring. 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. If the door is very heavy then you have a spring that is broken or.