My Garage Door Won T Close

Test after each adjustment.

My garage door won t close.

If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors. Continue adjusting until the door opens and closes satisfactorily. First and perhaps most commonly your safety sensors could be working improperly. How to fix a garage door that won t go all the way down safety sensors.

Depending on the brand. We create the 4 most common problems as well as show you the. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. Something blocking the door.

First check the sensor lights. This is a brief demonstration on how to adjust the safety sensors on your garage door. This is of course a safety feature to prevent the heavy garage door crushing anyone or anything that might be in the pathway of the door when it comes down. Adjusting the travel setting on a garage door opener.

Adjust in small increments a half turn or less. The craftsman garage door opener shown here has two set screws that control door travel. Here are the 4 reasons why you are having issues with your garage door not closing all the way. 7 reasons for your garage door not closing all the way 1.