Adjust Garage Door Safety Reverse

If it fails it is because the garage door opener does not consider that the obstacle requires too much force to close.

Adjust garage door safety reverse.

Because most pre 1982 garage door openers do not comply with current safety standards the consumer product safety commission cpsc recommends replacement with an opener that has an auto. The limit the force and the safety reverse. One quick test is to place a 2 4 on the floor of the garage in the door s path. When your garage door opener isn t working properly there are several components you can adjust to address the issue.

If you ve tested your garage door opener s auto reverse and found it requires too much force for the door to reverse or it doesn t reverse at all you can adjust the settings on the garage door opener controls. To open the door completely adjust garage door opener by turning the limit counterclockwise. If the cardboard tube in the middle of the full roll of paper towels bends then too much force is being used to reverse the door. Step 1 adjust the limit.

The safety reverse test is based on how much effort the motor that moves the door needs to apply to open or close it. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Place a roll of paper towels in the path of the door and press the button to have the door close. To access the controls use a stepladder to reach the main part of the opener s motor.

Whenever adjustments are made make sure to test the protector system as well as the safety reversal system. Therefore some pre 1982 garage door openers may have been manufactured with other safety features which may stop the door but not cause it to reverse. Garage door openers are designed to reverse direction when a descending garage door meets an obstruction. This can create a dangerous situation.

If your door does not reverse readily after contacting an obstruction the opener s sensitivity adjustment may be set improperly.