Garage Door Motor Starts Then Stops

If everything else is working well then it could be that the power in.

Garage door motor starts then stops.

Doing this can save you some amount of cash. Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. You might need to consider replacing it if your door is not working properly or you may purchase a new opener.

If your garage door opens and suddenly stops it might be because of your logic board. Resetting the limit switch will stop your garage door from behaving erratically. Open the garage door and watch it closely as it opens. If this is the case then replace the fuse or reset the breaker or gfci and try the wall switch again.

The first thing to check are the electric eyes that are located on either side of the door frame. If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. The logic board receives and responds signals to any remote. Their purpose is to detect an object in the way of the door and reverse or disable the opener.

The eyes have to remain lined up the entire time the door is in motion down. The wall switch doesn t work first check your fuses gfci or breaker to see if any of them have tripped broken or burnt out. If they come out of sync just for a split second it will reverse or stop depending on the model. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature.

If door weight exceeds a certain amount the safety systems in the opener will stop opening and close the door again to prevent damage to the opener the door or anything that might be caught on the door. As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged. It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned. You push the button to close the garage door.

The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. Then sometimes it reverses at the bottom sometimes it reverses right after it starts moving. When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the. What s a mother to do.