How To Adjust Up Force On Garage Door Opener

Adjust the garage door opener mechanism.

How to adjust up force on garage door opener.

There are force adjustment screws on the back of the garage door opener unit. If your door doesn t rise at least five feet when it is suppose to be opening hold the bottom of the garage door while it is lowering. A flathead screwdriver is all that is needed to make a limit adjustment on most garage door openers. If the door won t stay open to its full extent or doesn t close flush to the ground the travel control needs an adjustment.

Refer to the owner s manual to determine which is. A garage door opener with an improperly adjusted closing force can damage the door or worse injure a child or pet that accidentally walks under the door. The closing force of the door works as a. If the up travel isn t functioning properly turn the up limit adjustment screw clockwise.

This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door. Push the open set limit button then release to save the door s position as the new open limit setting. Hold down the open travel limit button until the door has raised all the way. Turn the screw a quarter turn at a time and retest after each adjustment until the door opens completely.

The green indicator light will flash twice to confirm. If the opener is not picking up the door properly adjust the opening pressure until the door lifts smoothly. For a door that doesn t reverse while closing hold the door as it opens to adjust the down force. This will adjust the open force.

You can increase the up force by turning the adjustment screw clockwise. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. There are two screws one for the closing pressure and the other for the opening pressure.