Ever forget your keys to the house or even lost your garage door remote.
Garage door stuck locked.
If you cannot get the lock button unstuck with simple jiggling and the door is locked have no fear you should still be able to get the door open.
If your door has a locking system make sure it is turned off and reattempt opening and closing the door before trying any other measures or calling in a professional.
Surprisingly your garage door just being locked can be causing your problem.
Some garage doors have a full lock system which enables you or anybody to lock your garage door from the outside by only turning the handle.
Garage door locked from the outside.
If the door lock button is stuck out keeping you from pressing it in jiggling the handle and moving the door is likely to shake the jammed parts together.
These things can leave you at the mercy of a lo.
Torsion springs typically give out at around 15 000 cycles or so and extension springs around 10 000 cycles.
Before following any of these suggestions for how to fix a stuck garage door make sure that the door is not simply locked.
To determine if a torsion spring has snapped look to see whether there s a gap in between the springs.