Your garage door keeps going back up, and don’t know what to do? Although a garage door is hard to open by nature, it’s not normal that a garage door opens after closing either; it’s a clear sign that something’s gone awry with your automatic door’s system. If your garage door won’t close all the way as it should, read below our garage door repair tips so you can start looking for a solution to this matter.
Garage Door Keeps Going Back Up - Won't Close All the Way
This article will look at the most common reasons behind every garage door that doesn’t stay down, which is opposite to when a garage door is hard to open. This is a rather common issue among most garage door owners, so it’s likely that one of the issues listed below might apply to your particular case.
Travel Down Setting is not Adjusted
Garage doors are programmed to travel a certain distance before they close, and they’ll only reopen if they perceive a potential risk on its way. If your garage door closes before that distance has been traveled, it thinks that something is wrong, so the door will go back up as a safety measure.
Unless there’s an actual risk you need to take care of, sometimes a garage door keeps going back up because some components shifted or contracted due to sudden weather conditions, meaning your garage door travel line may change. For this case, simply adjust your “travel down” setting to a new distance.
Limit Switch Needs to be Adjusted
Just like your travel down setting, your garage door opener possesses a limit switch that indicates where your garage door needs to stop when going up or down. If your garage door won’t close all the way down or remain open, you may need to adjust your limit switch with a screwdriver as well.
Your Logic Board Needs Replaced
The logic board is your garage door opener’s brain, and as with every other brain, it will wear out with time, meaning that you might need a new one. An old logic board can also be the reason why your garage door opens after closing, and vice versa.
Other Issues
Why does My Garage Door Stop and go Back Up?
Sometimes it’s because your door’s infra-red sensors are malfunctioning (you’ll know this is the case if one of the sensor lights is blinking). A repair tip is to inspect your sensors and determine if they are working properly. Either there’s a blocked path between the sensors, dirty eyes, loose wires, or they’re just bad sensors and need replacement.
Why does Garage Door go up by Itself?
If your garage door keeps going back up, it may be because of a power surge in the system. Either you need to change the code for your garage door opener (sometimes a neighbor uses a similar code to open their own garage door) or find the rogue signal that’s interfering with your door’s transmission.
Why Will My Garage Door not Stay Down?
Remember: if your garage door won’t close all the way, it’s because the settings are off. You’ll have to adjust them until they start working again.
To Summarize
Sometimes garage door keeps going back up because its settings are off and need to be readjusted. A garage door is hard to open because of safety reasons too, so if your garage door opens after closing, it means that it detected a problem and it’s trying to keep your safe. Likewise, if your garage door won’t close all the way as it should, it means that there are problems with the power surge, the settings, the logic board and/or the threshold. Just like you need to repair garage door dents, you’re going to want to resolve what’s causing the door not to close. The above reasons should help you get to the root of the issue.
