Garage Door Reverses After Closing

Your garage door is likely the largest opening on your home s exterior so it s important to have the peace of mind that it is functioning properly.

Garage door reverses after closing.

Some older garage door openers do not have nicely labeled adjustment screws for force and travel limits. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. Replace the garage door opener safety sensor the safety sensor has a pair photoelectric eyes at the base of the rails one eye emits an infrared beam and the other receives it. Why does my garage door reverse as soon as it hits the floor.

This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. If an object person or animal blocks the beam the closing door reverses direction. If the door reverses part way down and you are sure there is no obstruction or binding increase the closing force a small amount and try it again. Test the sensor eyes by connecting them to short wires directly at the motor unit.

In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch. The photo eyes send an infrared beam across the bottom of your garage door opening if that beam is broken the door will reverse.