There are two main kinds of springs, torsion and extension. Extension springs run along the tracks parallel to your ceiling. Torsion springs are wrapped around a bar that is on top of your garage door opening.

The malfunction of either one of the two springs on your garage door may most likely keep you from being capable to open your garage door.

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Unfortunately for the majority of home owners, if one of your springs is damaged, there's not much to do with the exception of to call a garage door repair business and have them come out and replace the springs.

If you attempt to close your garage door using your opener and the door goes part way down, then stops and goes back up, you most probably have something blocking your door's travel path. Or possibly not

By far the most universal sensor that stops and reverses your garage door is a set of "eyes" that are found toward the bottom of your garage door's track on either side of the door.

From time to time your garage door eyes will stop and reverse your door when there's no apparent reason. One cause might be that your stop/reverse units have been bumped and are no longer pointing at each other. If you believe that is the problem, use the set screws or wing nuts to adjust the lights, not a hammer.

If your garage door still refuses to go down and stay there, keep looking. Determination will pay off. You will sooner or later find something blocking your garage door's "eyes.

If you've spent quite a period searching for the item that is blocking your garage door and nothing seems to work, try cleaning the lenses of your stop/reverse lights with a paper towel. Possibly a bug or mark has gotten on the lense.

Another reason of an irregular garage door is that your opener's logic board or gear sprocket has malfunctioned.

It is doable for a home owner to replace both the gear sprocket and logic board. The trouble is getting the right parts and learning just how to replace each item. More often life is a lot easier if you just phone a garage door technician to do the replacement. They've helped hundreds of people and they can assist you too.

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One of the nice things concerning garage doors is that they are extremely reliable. Most homeowners go years and years without a trouble. That means that when a issue does develop, it is frequently a new experience for a homeowner. With any luck your repair will be simple and the cost affordable. Good luck!