The garage door opener is equipped with safety features that cause automatic reversal in the event that the door opener motor encounters resistance. Even if the garage door does not appear to be experiencing any resistance, there are a few factors that can trigger this safety feature.
Your garage door opener is equipped with safety reversing sensors that prevent the door from closing on a detected obstruction in the path of the door. These photo eyes as they are called in the door industry could also be out of alignment.
The Garage door opener’s force setting may not be set correctly. The force setting tells the garage door opener just how much resistance the garage door should provide and if for any reason the door opener detects more than is allowed, the garage door will go into reverse mode. The force settings of the door opener needs to be adjusted, first by checking the door manually and then by adjusting the travel and force limits.
The shaft bearing kit may be interfering with a part of your RPM sensor assembly called the interrupter cup.
If the motor shaft moves back and forth through the motor more than 1/16th of an inch during operation, it could lead to the door traveling only a short distance before reversing. The motor shaft needs to be checked and ensured that it is tightened enough so that there is not too much endplay in the shaft.
We recommend that you have a trained technician check the door manually and then adjust accordingly.
When the garage door is out of balance it will cause stress to the garage door opener.
Worcester Door recommends regular maintenance of garage doors and garage door openers to ensure the best performance and longest life possible.
