Garage Door Opener Stuck In Reverse

Poor lubrication is a very common and easy to fix explanation for why you might find your garage door stuck.

Garage door opener stuck in reverse.

You should properly lubricate your garage door s track the opener chain and the springs every few months as part of regular preventative maintenance. The lights should be steady and not blinking at all. If there s anything that s blocking the threshold even slightly your garage door will sense the blockage and reverse the direction to prevent damage or threats to safety. Replace them if they re broken.

Check the cross beam receivers at the door bottom. The most common issue is that the sensors become misaligned usually as a result of being bumped into. If the threshold is clear the issue could be any number of things in addition to the problems listed above. The most common cause of problems with auto reverse however is the set of infrared sensors.

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. For some garage door openers fixing the auto reverse mechanism can be as easy as tightening some screws with a screwdriver. Check out this handy rundown from liftmaster. Check the bottom of the door.

Watch our safety sensor troubleshoot video to determine whether the sensors work. Be sure to use clopay s garage door prolube or sillicone based lubricants. If there s anything stuck to the bottom of the door such as a leaf a small piece of paper or any type of.