Adjusting Garage Door Opener

Garage door openers make life convenient.

Adjusting garage door opener.

The limit switches on a garage door opener set the travel of the door. How to do a simple adjustment on a garage door opener. Close the garage door. When your garage door opener isn t working properly there are several components you can adjust to address the issue.

A flathead screwdriver is all that is needed to make a limit adjustment on most garage door openers. How to adjust a garage door to close completely. Step 1 adjust the limit. Turn the adjustment screw on the limit clockwise if the door doesn t fully close.

If the door won t stay open to its full extent or doesn t close flush to the ground the travel control needs an adjustment. Note that because the garage door will be down this will mean. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Adjust the close force control to change the amount of force your garage door opener uses to close the door.

The limit the force and the safety reverse. The springs will be under tension which increases the risk of injury. After any adjustments are made the safety reversal system must be tested. If the up travel isn t functioning properly turn the up limit adjustment screw clockwise.

The screws are fairly sensitive so it should not take to much adjusment to get the door to close properly. Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door. Adjusting the opener limit switches.

Call a professional if you don t feel confident dealing with a spring under this much tension. Incorrect adjustment of garage door travel limits will interfere with proper operation of safety reversal system. How to do a simple adjustment on a garage door opener. Dig out the manual or obtain one for your garage door opener.

Adjust the force adjustment screw per the directions in the manual. At least that s the theory. Refer to the owner s manual to determine which is. Door must reverse on contact with 1 1 2 3 8 cm high object or 2 x 4 laid flat on floor.

To open the door completely adjust garage door opener by turning the limit counterclockwise.