Genie Garage Door Only Goes Down A Few Inches

My garage door opens about six inches and stops i press the button twice so it will stop going down and then is goes up another 6 inches or so.

Genie garage door only goes down a few inches.

In fact you really should read the entire garage door repair article. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. Check if the limits are properly set. The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors.

It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. You push the button to close the garage door. This just started a couple weeks ago. Genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when you push the button again it moves a few inches or a foot down.

Clicking the remote at that point just closes it. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. It will make troubleshooting later much easier. The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord.

For most doors a complete rotation of the screw allows the door to advance 2 inches. Try to lower the door. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. Try to operate the garage door manually this helps you determine if the problem is related to the door or the motor.

My garage door will open only a few inches and then stops. If it is a new installation check the postion of the door arm. Adjust the limits as needed. Garage door starts down then stops and goes back up or safe t beam system malfunction.

Continue to turn the down limit adjustment until the door opens and closes properly. If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. Same result with remote or wall switch. Check if the safe t beams red led light.

Make sure only the safe t beams that came with this garage door opener are installed.