To see if this is the reason your garage door won t close try the following steps.
Manual garage door stuck shut.
Enter the garage by the side door then you can open the main door using the internal handle.
Unplug the opener and plug in another device such as a light to see whether the outlet is providing power.
While many problems that keep the door from opening are caused by broken springs a lot of other parts could be keeping your door from functioning properly.
First check the battery in your garage door opener s remote.
This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it.
In these cases the emergency release is relied upon to open the door manually.
Both jobs are relatively simple and we would normally be able to do either as part of a standard call out visit.
If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.
Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track.
Typically in residential garage doors if your door is difficult to open manually it is caused by a broken or failing spring s.
This might sound obvious but you would be surprised how many people forget this simple step.
If your emergency release is faulty it might mean that your garage door is difficult to budge.
This could cause unnecessary damage.
You can continue to use the door this way until you have the lock and or handle connection repaired.
Turn the power back on and the door should open and close normally.
If your garage has a manual door meaning one that s opened and closed by hand and the garage door refuses to go down do not force it.
This is true weather you have a torsion or extension spring system.
One of the more difficult problems for do it yourselfers to diagnose is a worn cable pulley on an extension spring door.
This is a particularly annoying issue for automatic garage doors that are broken.
Lodged garage door track.
Check to see whether the outlet that powers your garage door opener has power.
Start by checking the rack and the rollers to see if something has become stuck.
If this is also faulty your garage door will be stuck in the shut position.
Check the door s electric eye.
Shut off the power to the garage door opener.
Check to see if anything a shovel broom etc fell and is now stuck in the track that is causing it to be lodged.
