How to fix a jammed garage door.
Garage door jammed open.
Nothing s quite as frustrating as having a garage door and opener that just won t work.
Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track.
An electric garage door can become stuck in the open position for several reasons.
Garage door will only open if we hold the button down.
Lodged garage door track.
Your garage door works because the garage door opener unwinds or winds the torsion springs pulling or pushing the garage door with rollers along a track.
Here are some things to try as you troubleshoot a jammed garage door.
It opens and closes manually.
Because of the potential danger of broken parts you should inspect the garage door for damage before attempting to close it.
Here are the five different garage door items you should inspect that could be triggering your jammed garage door and their possible fixes.
Terry on march 10 2017.
If there is something in one of the tracks obstructing the free movement of the rollers the garage door can stick open.
It will only open a few inches from the car.
Check for an obstruction.
Mecael on march 17 2017.
When you know there is no damage to the door you can close the garage door by disconnecting the door from the electric opener.