How To Adjust Commercial Garage Door Opener

Measure the distance from the top of the garage door opening to the bottom of the garage door in inches.

How to adjust commercial garage door opener. This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door. Open the garage door and watch it closely as it opens. With these simple steps you will be able to tune up the limit switch so that your garage door recovers its optimal performance. Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension.

On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the ground and stops the up limit switch needs to be adjusted. To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. A flathead screwdriver is all that is needed to make a limit adjustment on most garage door openers.

Step 1 adjust the limit. To open the door completely adjust garage door opener by turning the limit counterclockwise. Garage door doesn t open all the way. The limit the force and the safety reverse.

Turn the adjustment screw on the limit clockwise if the door doesn t fully close. If the door won t stay open to its full extent or doesn t close flush to the ground the travel control needs an adjustment. Stand on a step ladder to reach the up limit switch adjustment screw on the side of the garage door opener. Press the button on your remote to open the garage door.

Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. When your garage door opener isn t working properly there are several components you can adjust to address the issue. If the up travel isn t functioning properly turn the up limit adjustment screw clockwise.