Craftsman Garage Door opener won't close
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Craftsman 1/2 HP Garage Door Opener won't Close
Comments (2)Ok.. Just try running the garage door by pushing the button and see if it catches the latch just fine. It will probably be just fine.... What your friend was trying to tell you to do is to grab the garage door and manually open or close it to catch the latch back onto the chain. You don't want to pull on the red cord when you are doing this - just grab the bottom of the door and either open it or close it to catch the latch. You REALLY don't want to do this with all your strength - or you might break something in the garage door latch.. It's usually harder to open and close the door - so it takes some strength to open it up without the help of the motor... but you want to go slowly when it's hooking the latch back up or you might break that part. Here's what is going on.... The Red pull handle thingey has a spring loaded latch inside it... kinda like how a door knob works. That latch grabs onto the hole on a plate connected to the door opener chain - and the garage door goes up and down when the motor runs. (It holds together like how a door latch holds a door closed) When you pull the string - you just pull the latch out of the hole in the metal plate connected to the chain.. like how turning a door knob lets you open a door.... and you can manually pull the garage door go up and down without the motor moving the chain. Does this make sense......See MoreSears Craftsman garage door won't close w/remote
Comments (2)Rhonda anytime you try to close the door and the lights flash 10 times and the door reverses to the open position you have a problem with the sensors in the doorway or the wiring to them. Each sensor has a small light that must be on to work. If neither of your sensors has the light on you either have a wiring problem or bad sensors. If the light on one is on and the other is off you should be able to tweak them a bit so that they are pointed directly at one another and both lights should come on....See MoreCraftsman garage door opener won't close door
Comments (1)We had a similar problem and the fix was simply aligning the sensors. It is so easy for them to get bumped out of alignment....See Moregarage door won't stay closed
Comments (2)Sounds like the down limit is out of adjustment. Does the opener rail bow up when the door hits the ground? If so back the down limit off a turn or two and try it. If your are standing in the garage looking out the limits will be on the left hand side of the opener. The down limit is the limit closest to the door. If your limits are ok turn your down force up a quarter of a turn and try it....See Morechamplains
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