My Garage Door Is Stuck Down

Lodged garage door track.

My garage door is stuck down.

This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it. To fix this issue increase the down limit one quarter turn. Your garage door works because the garage door opener unwinds or winds the torsion. If you experience a garage door sticking during a cold winter ice may have built up and put pressure on.

Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track. You ll then want to test it again and if it s not right keep adjusting the down limit nob until your garage door hit the board and bounces back up. Some garage door openers have a lock mode that is activated when you hold down the open close button on the keypad for several seconds. Jammed or obstructed track.

However if your garage door doesn t bounce back up then you know you have a problem. Safety precautions when trying to fix a stuck garage door bad weather. Check to see if anything a shovel broom etc fell and is now stuck in the track that is causing it to be lodged. Lubricate the wheels and tracks of your garage door when it is open using garage door lubricant available at most hardware stores.