How To Adjust Limits On Garage Door

How to reset garage door opener limit switches.

How to adjust limits on garage door.

How to adjust the travel limits of your garage door if it won t close all the way. Step 2 making the adjustments. When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the ground and stops the up. The measurement is used to reset the up.

Measure the height where the door stops while it is being opened. First locate the limit switch. Test your garage door if the up and down travel limits are set incorrectly the safety reversal system often fails and people especially children could be injured or killed. Step 3 testing the sensitivity of the door operation.

Lay a 1 1 2 high or 2 x 4 laid flat object on the floor and see whether the door reverses. On certain garage door models the limit switch is located on the. Garage door doesn t open all the way press the button on your remote to open the garage door. Stand on a step ladder to reach the up limit switch adjustment screw on the side of the garage door opener.

Measure the distance from the top of the garage door opening to. Using a flathead screwdriver. Having made any adjustments test the safety reversal system. Step 1 identifying the type of switch.

Open the garage door and watch it closely as it opens.