Adjusting Garage Door Opener Force

Adjust the close force control to change the amount of force your garage door opener uses to close the door.

Adjusting garage door opener force.

To change the down force and the up force of your opener find the force adjustment knob and turn it to adjust the up force or down force. Locate the open force and close force controls to the right of the travel limit and set buttons on the power head unit control panel. Test by opening and closing the door. Adjusting the force to compensate for a door that is binding is dangerous.

Turn the adjustment screw on the limit clockwise if the door doesn t fully close. The closing force of the door works as a. To open the door completely adjust garage door opener by turning the limit counterclockwise. When you have made your adjustment test the door by lowering and raising it.

Make sure the door is working smoothly prior to making any force adjustments. A garage door opener with an improperly adjusted closing force can damage the door or worse injure a child or pet that accidentally walks under the door. Dig out the manual or obtain one for your garage door opener. Adjust the force adjustment screw per the directions in the manual.

Step 1 adjust the limit. The limit the force and the safety reverse.