You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.
Garage door won t go up.
When your garage door won t open with the remote there are few things that can cause this problem.
You have a broken spring.
Make sure it is hanging down from the motor.
If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way.
Garage door won t go up.
Can you see about a 2 gap somewhere in any of the springs.
If you happen to be home when these break you ll hear a loud bang from inside your garage.
If the door opens with the wall switch a simple battery.
Force your garage door closed.
To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door.
Your garage door opener is designed to stop.
For those who are unfamiliar with how garage door sensors work there are two sensors each.
Ensure the door isn t in vacation or lock mode when it won t respond to the remote from the outside.
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.
The antenna on the motor could be damaged or blocked from the signal.
From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands.
Get it working with these easy tips problems with the sensors.
First thing to do.
Above almost all sectional garage door there are one or more springs.