Garage Door Opening Not Level

Customers are rarely understanding.

Garage door opening not level.

This is not the 1st time that this issue has arisen. You may also need to reprogram your keypad or replace the batteries in it. The culprit of the gap at the bottom of the door was settling concrete. The door might be hard to open and close due to it binding.

Put a ladder under the door to make sure it won t close accidentally while you re working on it. While this may seem like a no brainer one of the most common causes of garage door opener failure is simply the result of the power cord working loose from the electrical outlet. A crooked or off balanced door. It is possible that the vertical track down the side has gone out of alignment and shifted due to a slightly loose lag screw.

Remove any safety cables from the springs before loosening the springs themselves. Push the door back to adjust the door and get the center aligned again. After speaking with the homeowner i pulled out a bubble level and checked the level of the garage door and of the concrete. There may be a large gap of space between the stop molding and the door.

You can do this by opening the door all the way and propping it up with a ladder. Keep the door open a few feet off the ground as this takes the pressure off the door springs. Open it just as wide as you can without hitting the garage door opener s stop bolt and place a clamp on the track on both sides to keep the door in place. Any of these situations indicate that one or both garage door tracks need to be aligned.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Our technician eric had done a great job. Also verify the antenna on the motor unit is in the proper placement. By pushing the door back into position you should have made the vertical track straighten.