Setting Garage Door To Manually Opening

To reattach your garage door to opener system you ll pull the emergency release cord down and towards the opener.

Setting garage door to manually opening.

To reset it begin by pulling the cord in the opposite direction. It should click in place. If the door simply stops short of the floor the likely culprit is the down limit switch. Keep the rollers and chain lubricated on your garage door.

Many electronic garage doors come with a bypass switch allowing you to override the system and manually lift it open when needed. This emergency release cord will be attached to the trolley in the center of the garage door. Consult it first before tinkering with your door. To manually open most garage doors you simply pull a corded handle that is attached to the door.

This disengages the electric drive from the door and you can manually open and close it. This will reengage the door to the opener system and now the only way to open and close your garage door would be with the power of your opener unit. It makes the door operate quiet and makes the chain and all. Keep your owner s manual on hand.

Place a stepladder beneath the box portion of the garage door opener.