If your craftsman garage door opener opens or closes halfway then stops here are the troubleshooting steps to follow.
My craftsman garage door will not open all the way.
If the door is very heavy then you have a spring that is broken or.
Perhaps the greatest cause of a garage door that will not open all the way up is a lack of balance.
First rule out a problem with the door specifically a broken spring.
When the garage door tracks or rollers are damaged or the garage door is not balanced your craftsman opener will stop when opening.
Make sure it is hanging down from the motor.
If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way.
If the door opens easily and.
Opener manually lift the garage door.
Pull your garage door so it s about halfway open.
A misaligned garage door opener may cause the door or trolley to bind up causing the opener to stop or reverse because opening or closing force exceeded the opener s force limit.
The antenna on the motor could be damaged or blocked from the signal.
With the door closed disconnect the opener from the door and try to.
You might be out of range.
To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door.
Are very dangerous and can cause serious damage even death.
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.
From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands.
The door should raise and lower easily by hand.
Check for binding or sticking of the garage door.
You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.
Usually the problem is a broken spring on the door.
Test your door s balance by disconnecting it from the automatic opener.
When your garage door won t open with the remote there are few things that can cause this problem.
If the door opens with the wall switch a simple battery change in the remote should do the trick.