Garage Door Opener Stuck In Reverse

You should properly lubricate your garage door s track the opener chain and the springs every few months as part of regular preventative maintenance.

Garage door opener stuck in reverse.

The most common issue is that the sensors become misaligned usually as a result of being bumped into. If there s anything stuck to the bottom of the door such as a leaf a small piece of paper or any type of. Be sure to use clopay s garage door prolube or sillicone based lubricants. Check the cross beam receivers at the door bottom.

Check out this handy rundown from liftmaster. If the threshold is clear the issue could be any number of things in addition to the problems listed above. The lights should be steady and not blinking at all. The most common cause of problems with auto reverse however is the set of infrared sensors.

If it still reverses raise the door halfway and stop it. Watch our safety sensor troubleshoot video to determine whether the sensors work. Check the bottom of the door. If there s anything that s blocking the threshold even slightly your garage door will sense the blockage and reverse the direction to prevent damage or threats to safety.

If the garage door only travels down an inch or so before reversing something is probably blocking the beam between the two safety sensors at the bottom of the rails or the sensors aren t aligned. For some garage door openers fixing the auto reverse mechanism can be as easy as tightening some screws with a screwdriver. Replace them if they re broken.