My Garage Door Is Stuck Down

Lodged garage door track.

My garage door is stuck down.

Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track. To fix this issue increase the down limit one quarter turn. You ll then want to test it again and if it s not right keep adjusting the down limit nob until your garage door hit the board and bounces back up. The garage door is locked if your garage door has a locking mechanism verify that it isn t engaged.

If your garage door hits it bounces up and starts to open again your garage door is working well. Some garage door openers have a lock mode that is activated when you hold down the open close button on the keypad for several seconds. Your garage door works because the garage door opener unwinds or winds the torsion. From the ladder spray each wheel with a coating of lubricant and.

However if your garage door doesn t bounce back up then you know you have a problem. This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it. Check to see if anything a shovel broom etc fell and is now stuck in the track that is causing it to be lodged. Lubricate the wheels and tracks of your garage door when it is open using garage door lubricant available at most hardware stores.