Hello. I’m Maria Jardine. I’d love to talk to my readers about garage door maintenance and repairs. When you take the time to keep your garage doors in great condition, you can reduce your costs over the life of the doors. Well-maintained garage doors retain their easy movement and attractive appearance for years longer than ones that do not receive the proper level of care. On this site, I will teach you all the maintenance and repair techniques needed to keep your garage doors in phenomenal condition. Come by often to learn all you can about maintaining your garage doors.
If you pushed the button on the garage door remote and now you're sitting in your car wondering why nothing is happening, you need to get your garage door repaired. A garage door that won't open as it should is an inconvenience that just about every homeowner will want to fix as soon as possible. For best results, you might want to contact a local garage door repair expert to discuss your options. But if you'd like to try and troubleshoot the issue yourself, here are some potential solutions to the problem.
Your Garage Door Springs Need Lubrication or Full Replacement
Your garage door springs do a good bit of the work when it comes to opening and closing your door. Depending on the temperature outside, the springs might be less effective than normal. Metal contracts in the cold, and it's possible frigid temperatures could cause your metal springs or other metal parts of your door to flat-out quit on you. Some additional lubrication can help your springs get over this fear of the cold.
Of course, if it's the summer months and your door is still not opening as quickly as it should (or at all), then you might have a more significant problem with your springs. Even with regular maintenance, all garage door springs will break down over time. A visual inspection may quickly show you the culprit, but if not, bring in a garage door repair professional to inspect each spring and make sure nothing is broken.
There's Too Much Grease or Gunk in the Tracks or Other Issues That Can Cause Misalignment
If your garage door does start moving when you push the button but then seems to reverse itself when it gets to a certain point, there may be an issue with the tracks. Grease, grass, leaves, and other gunk can accumulate in your tracks over time. If the rollers reach an obstruction and can't push through, your garage door might stop or reverse itself. It's also possible that the tracks could become warped or misaligned over time, or the rollers themselves could go off-center. If the rollers bump into something the door is not expecting, this could again cause the door to halt.
There's an Issue With a Sensor or the Power Connection
Every modern garage door has a motion sensor that is designed to halt or stop the door if it senses something underneath it. It's a safety feature designed to protect kids and pets and anything else that comes under the door while it's moving. But if the sensor is on the fritz, your garage door might simply refuse to budge at all because it thinks it's too dangerous to do so. Finally, always check the power connection from the garage door remotes to the motor. And you might not want to contact a garage door professional without at least making sure that the problem is just a simple change of batteries in your car remote.
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