Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down.
Garage door won t go down but will go up.
There is one on each side of the door.
Can you hold the button down to make the door go down.
But it s all good because the door still opens.
If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors.
You have a broken spring.
Can you see about a 2 gap somewhere in any of the springs.
Above almost all sectional garage door there are one or more springs.
When you pressed the button did the opener lights blink at you.
Garage door won t go up.
First thing to do.
Yes there is a problem with the photoelectric eyes.
If this is your situation the first thing you ll want to do is make sure these sensors are properly lined up.
They both have lights and both lights should be on.
They start crabbing up the track gouging the track hanging up on track bolts and bending the hinges.
If you find that your garage door closes part way and then goes back up this can be triggered by objects on the ground blocking their path such as garbage cans or toys.
Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked.
That eats the bearings and the wheels get wobbly.
Dirt and rust in the roller bearings follow making the door stiffer.