Garage Door Suddenly Heavy

Raynor trubalance garage door drum system.

Garage door suddenly heavy.

A properly balanced garage door weighs about 10 to 15 pounds which can easily be lifted with one hand. 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. The most common scenario is a misalignment of the photoelectric reversal system. Sudden breakdowns fast response times.

Pull the emergency cord on your door opener and gently lift your garage door. When this unusual problem occurs it means the up limit switch probably needs to be moved away from the motor unit. The first is photoelectric and the second is mechanical. That s because garage doors can be very heavy and despite what most people think it s not the garage door opener that does the heavy lifting but rather the heavy duty springs of the door.

Having your garage door open when no one is home can be a huge security risk and messing with buttons and wiring can be frustrating especially if the opener still malfunctions after your best attempt to fix it. This requires a simple turn with a screwdriver to reset the limit so the garage door opens and closes all. Suddenly you are superman or supergirl and the door opens much more easily to get you out and on the road. The effect is like magic.

One of the more difficult problems for do it yourselfers to diagnose is a worn cable pulley on an extension spring door. This page should help you troubleshoot your garage door problems. The new trubalance drum system is designed to reduce and even out the lifting force needed as the top heavier glass section travels up the tracks. If it happens at all it will usually be noticed when you first install the garage door opener.

Garage door openers especially old ones can be triggered by a number of things. It is rare for this problem to suddenly appear. Technical garage door malfunctions often occur suddenly and unpredictably. Transmitters and motor are fine but door won t lift if your door will not open and you re confident that the motor and the transmitters are functioning correctly there s a good chance you have a problem with your garage door torsion springs.

These are heavy duty springs that do all of the hard work when opening your door. We recommend having a maintenance done to your garage door every 12 to 18 months. This bang can be so loud that some people might think a firecracker went off inside their garage. When the two sensor housings are out of alignment the beam is.

There could be several issues preventing your door from lifting easily. For safety reasons don t try to solve the problem yourself. Garage door opens but the motor won t stop running. Residential electric garage door openers manufactured after 1993 are equipped with two safety mechanisms that operate while the door is closing.

Some people think it s from their neighbor s garage door opener. Quite often the cause of your door s malfunction is an improperly set garage door limit. This is true only in rare cases though.