How To Adjust Limits On Garage Door

Garage door doesn t open all the way press the button on your remote to open the garage door.

How to adjust limits on garage door.

You can do almost anything all you have to do is try. Step 1 identifying the type of switch. Using a flathead screwdriver. 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.

First locate the limit switch. Measure the height where the door stops while it is being opened. How to adjust a garage door limit switch. Step 2 making the adjustments.

Step 3 testing the sensitivity of the door operation. The measurement is used to reset the up. Lay a 1 1 2 high or 2 x 4 laid flat object on the floor and see whether the door reverses. When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the ground and stops the up.

Open the garage door and watch it closely as it opens. How to adjust the travel limits of your garage door if it won t close all the way. Stand on a step ladder to reach the up limit switch adjustment screw on the side of the garage door opener. Step 4 adding more.

How to reset garage door opener limit switches.