Be sure to use clopay s garage door prolube or sillicone based lubricants.
Garage door opener stuck in reverse.
If there s anything stuck to the bottom of the door such as a leaf a small piece of paper or any type of.
The most common cause of problems with auto reverse however is the set of infrared sensors.
Check the cross beam receivers at the door bottom.
If the threshold is clear the issue could be any number of things in addition to the problems listed above.
Poor lubrication is a very common and easy to fix explanation for why you might find your garage door stuck.
Do not use wd 40.
You should properly lubricate your garage door s track the opener chain and the springs every few months as part of regular preventative maintenance.
Replace them if they re broken.
Watch our safety sensor troubleshoot video to determine whether the sensors work.
The lights should be steady and not blinking at all.
If they are misaligned they don t send a signal to the power head and the door will automatically reverse or not go down at all.
Check the bottom of the door.
Check out this handy rundown from liftmaster.
If it still reverses raise the door halfway and stop it.
The most common issue is that the sensors become misaligned usually as a result of being bumped into.