Your home’s garage door is a convenience that’s easily taken for granted — until it breaks down and disrupts your day.
A common issue occurs when the limit switch on your garage door opener prevents your door from operating properly. If the door doesn’t open or close all the way or if it immediately closes upon opening, the limit switch may need to be reset.
In this blog, we’ll discuss how to tell if your limit switch needs resetting. We’ll also provide and offer some quick and easy solutions to hold you over until a trained technician arrives to repair the garage door opener.
What Is a Limit Switch & What Does It Do?
For most garage door systems, there are two limit switches. One detects full closure of the garage door. The other detects the full opening of the garage door.
These switches send a signal to your garage door opener to indicate the garage door’s limit of travel in a particular direction has been reached. The garage door opener then stops attempting to move the door further.
Common Limit Switch Issues & How To Fix Them
If your garage door’s behavior leads you to believe you may have a limit switch issue, you should always call for professional repair. To address the problem in the meantime, try the steps below:
If Your Garage Door Won’t Open Completely
- Open the garage door completely.
- Measure from the bottom of the garage door to the top of the garage door opening, and record the result.
- Find the “Up” limit switch adjuster on the side of the garage door opener.
- With a screwdriver, move the adjuster to match your measurement. To do this, turn the screw clockwise roughly one complete turn for every three more inches the door needs to travel.
- Test the door and, if needed, adjust again.
If Your Garage Door Won’t Close Completely
- Press the button to close the garage door.
- Let the garage door close to its incomplete position.
- Measure the gap between the garage door and the ground.
- Find the “Down” limit switch adjuster on the side of the garage door opener.
- With a screwdriver, move the adjuster to match your measurement. To do this, turn the screw counterclockwise roughly one complete turn for every three more inches the door needs to travel.
- Test the door and, if needed, adjust again.
If Your Garage Door Closes & Then Opens Again
- Press the button to close the garage door.
- If it closes and immediately opens again, find the “Down” limit switch adjuster on the side of the garage door opener.
- With a screwdriver, move the adjuster clockwise one turn at a time, and re-close the door until the door remains closed when the “Close” button is pressed.
- Test the door several times and adjust as required.
Expert Garage Door Opener Repair in Indiana
Whenever you need professional garage door repair like resetting your limit switch, call Overhead Door Co. of Indianapolis & Muncie. Our experienced, skilled garage door experts will identify the problem promptly, recommend a solution and perform the repairs quickly and efficiently.
Call 317-489-0825 in Indianapolis or 765-215-2932 in Muncie for garage door opener repairs from Overhead Door Co. of Indianapolis & Muncie.
