Unfortunately this problem is not usually a do it yourself fix like the safety photo sensors we talked about in a previous blog post.
Genie garage door only opens a few inches.
Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse.
This issue can be an easy fix.
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This short is most likely to be in one of two places.
When you hit the wall button or remote control button it only goes a short distance and stops without completing the cycle.
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In most cases when a garage door opens or closes by itself or when you find your door open upon returning home the problem is due to a short somewhere.
I have a genie garage door opener model sd9000.
The door opens as usual but upon closing struggles and about every few feet i have to engage opener.
Either in one of your transmitters or in the wall button or its wiring.
Garage door will only open about 3 inches then stops this morning i opened my garage door drove out tried to close it but it refused to close.
If you re genie excelerator just stops when either trying to open or close your garage door check out this video.
Clicking the remote at that point just closes it.
Genie excelerator series garage door opener self diagnostic troubleshooting.
This is another very common problem we hear described by customers.
Genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when you push the button again it moves a few inches or a foot down.
My garage door will open only a few inches and then stops.
Routinely oil the bearings cleaned eye sensors etc.
After a few minutes i realized one of the wires for one of the garage door eyes was covering the eye so i moved it and the door closed.
Genie garage door opener opens and closes from switch on genie unit closes with remote and wall switch doesn t open with remote or wall switch.
Troubleshooting guide for models 1022 1024 1042 2022 2024 2042 2027.
Problem the same regardless if using wall or remote opener.