Garage Door not going up

[lucky123]

I’m having issues with my garage door (16’ by 8’) and open to suggestions how to fix it. So 1 tension spring broke and I replaced both with the same original springs (.225in x 29” length). After the install I can easily lift it 6-12” off the ground, but it will not go above that. I am thinking when the spring broke it crashed to the ground and miss aligned the track, but everything looks inline. The bottom panel does seem to bend inward and there is rubbing of the door on the wood frame.

Any suggestions of things to check would be helpful.

Thanks.

 

[73fxe]

Try cranking the springs a few more turns.

 

[lucky123]

Try cranking the springs a few more turns.

I think I maxed out the turns. I did 10 full turns each spring. I think if the issue is the springs I may need to upgrade them. The door easily raises a little so I'm not sure if that's the issue.

 

[nadogail]

I call a professional for my garage door problems, let them deal with the liability.

 

[Garcky]

I call a professional for my garage door problems, let them deal with the liability.

Yup. If you replace and rewind the spring and the door won't open, figuring out why is going to be very difficult, since most people don't work on garage doors very often. The garage door guy you pay works on them all the time. He or she will come, assess the issue, and suggest a solution. Yes, it costs money, but how much is your own time worth? How long will it take you to figure out and fix whatever is wrong? Pay the man.

 

[Crowbarman55]

Yup. If you replace and rewind the spring and the door won't open, figuring out why is going to be very difficult, since most people don't work on garage doors very often. The garage door guy you pay works on them all the time. He or she will come, assess the issue, and suggest a solution. Yes, it costs money, but how much is your own time worth? How long will it take you to figure out and fix whatever is wrong? Pay the man.

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[jstroede]

I’m having issues with my garage door (16’ by 8’) and open to suggestions how to fix it. So 1 tension spring broke and I replaced both with the same original springs (.225in x 29” length). After the install I can easily lift it 6-12” off the ground, but it will not go above that. I am thinking when the spring broke it crashed to the ground and miss aligned the track, but everything looks inline. The bottom panel does seem to bend inward and there is rubbing of the door on the wood frame.

Any suggestions of things to check would be helpful.

Thanks.

I am confused because you just said the things you need to check?

10 turns is too much and if you free the door up, it is going to go crazy. Are you sure those are the right springs, because they seem really light for a 16x8 door. What door is it?

John

 

[Jinks]

With the door down use a tape measure & measure the distance between the door rails at the ground, the middle, the curve, the middle of the upper rails, & the end of the upper rails. All measurements should be nearly the same. If one location is very far off you may have found your problem. It's not hard to adjust the rails with the door down. Let us know what you find.

 

[AP514]

Your Springs might be too tight ? Make sure your Springs are not to Close(Rubbing/Binding together) Loose'n the stops and Pound the Springs outward to make sure you have gap so when the Springs turn they do not bind up.

 

[Jacko264]

To measure the track width use two bits of wood one end in each track and over lapped in the middle that way you can mark the wood with a pen to check any differences

 

[nadogail]

Most of my garage doors are used by tenants. If I try to make a repair on one and it isn’t successful and the tenant is hurt or their property is damaged I could be declared to be liable.

I use a professional and avoid the liability.

 

[dcg9381]

I call a professional for my garage door problems, let them deal with the liability.

Garage doors are fickle beasts. I'm using a local company too and they found stuff that there is no way I would have found. The bonus is that when the garage door fails again - rather than frustrate me for a few more hours - they come back here to take another look.

I don't hire much out, but on garage doors I've decided that it's a trade I am NOT going to learn.

I think you need to figure out what's stopping the door at the upper limit....

 

[lucky123]

Garage doors are fickle beasts. I'm using a local company too and they found stuff that there is no way I would have found. The bonus is that when the garage door fails again - rather than frustrate me for a few more hours - they come back here to take another look.

I don't hire much out, but on garage doors I've decided that it's a trade I am NOT going to learn.

I think you need to figure out what's stopping the door at the upper limit....

Thanks, I am understanding this. Its going to be better hiring someone than the effort to fix it. I think I tried everything measuring the tracks, see if anything binds and its all seems to spin me in circles.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

You probably have too much gravity.

 

[rharman]

You probably have too much gravity.

 

[Jinks]

Ask any skydiver, there is no gravity.....the whole world *****!

 

[mark#3]

Do you have electricity to the motor/opener?

 

[Garcky]

Here's my favorite garage door story:

We were getting ready to sell our previous home, so I was cleaning out the garage one day. This was in late June of 2021. After hauling a bunch of stuff out and putting it in the 20 yard rolloff dumpster, I clicked the garage door remote to close the door. Nothing. Just the light on the opener flashing. I went back into the garage and inspected everything and tried again. Nothing. Just the flashing light.

I tried it again a couple of hours later, and the door closed. Next day, the same thing happened. Internally, I said, "I don't have time for this ****!" So I called the garage door company that installed the door three years earlier. The next day, a technician stopped by. It was about the same time of day as the two other days when the door wouldn't close.

He looked at everything and tried the door several times. Then, he asked, "So does it close at other times of the day?" Yes, I told him. He smiled and pointed down at the optical obstruction photoelectric detector. I said, "What?" He explained that the sun was shining directly on the device, making it impossible for that device to detect the light from the transmitter on the other side of the garage door. Doh! So, he stood in a spot where his shadow shaded the photoelectric detector. The door closed.

"Oh, OK. Thanks. How much do I owe you?"

"No charge."

Anyhow, that is why you call the garage door company. Their technicians have seen it all. You haven't.