Genie Garage Door Opens Halfway

Door starts down then stops before it is closed.

Genie garage door opens halfway.

The logic board receives and responds signals to any remote. If there s anything stuck to the bottom of the door such as a leaf a small piece of paper. If the garage door still only opens halfway the problem is with the door. You might need to consider replacing it if your door is not working properly or you may purchase a new opener.

Yes this one is obvious but you may be surprised how often the culprit is something like a wedged rock or stick. A garage door that only opens halfway becomes a nuisance for many reasons. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.

If the door opens smoothly by hand the problem is with the opener. You should now be able to operate the door using your genie garage door opener. Quite often the cause of your door s malfunction is an improperly set garage door limit. Try to lift the garage door by hand.

If it still reverses raise the door halfway and stop it. The slotted gap in the release bar is not visable. If the door closes almost all the way and then stops there may simply be some kind of obstruction. Then manually lift or close the door until the carriage locks into place.

Doing this can save you some amount of cash. This means it is in the engaged position. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. If you find that it keeps running this can present a problem in your system.

In a typical situation the motor for your garage door opener should stop running once the door has closed. Explore our product and support offerings today. Check the bottom of the door. Genie garage door opener systems accessories and installations are well known and trusted by consumers.

The first image shows the genie chain drive carriage position connected to the garage door.