Force Settings Garage Door

How to troubleshoot a garage door opener if the closing force probably needs adjusting.

Force settings garage door.

It is the amount of force exerted by the garage door opener when closing the door. When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the ground and stops the up limit switch needs to be adjusted. The garage door opener light will blink twice and the down arrow light will begin to blink. If when closing your door its bottom edge contacts the floor and then reverses direction and raises again you will need to adjust your close force.

Open the garage door and watch it closely as it opens. If these steps don t work go up to your garage door opener motor unit and clear the wi fi settings. Hold down the open set and close set buttons on the power head unit control panel until the green indicator light flashes to confirm that the travel limit settings have been erased. This video from sears partsdirect shows how to check the garage door for smooth travel adjust force settings and test the new settings to make sure the door closes safely.

Garage door force setting test. Check the space under the bottom door edge to be sure it is tight against the floor surface. Erase the previously saved open and close travel limits from the power head unit s memory before adjusting the travel limits and force settings for your garage door opener. If your garage door freezes on the way up or if it stops and reverses directions on the way down you may need to increase the force adjustments on your garage door opener.

Press and hold the down arrow button until the garage door reaches your desired down closed position. If the force is too low the door may not close completely before reversing directions and opening. Garage door closing force is just as it sounds. When the garage door is in your desired down closed position press and release the.

This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door. Then try the above. A garage door opener with an improperly adjusted closing force can damage the door or worse injure a child. Go back to the devices screen.

You can use both the up and down arrow buttons for adjustment. Android users go to step 11 select your home wi fi network from the list enter your network password and tap next. Your garage door opener is now connecting tap finish on the success screen.