Garage Door Opener Seems Weak

This is related to the up limit switch.

Garage door opener seems weak.

Sooo if you are having difficulties check the bulb in the overhead motor compartment and if it s led replace it with an incandescent bulb. From informational videos to product manuals and troubleshooting articles the chamberlain group resource library has the information you need. Apply two drops of penetrating oil to the seams of the hinges. To isolate potential sources of interference turn the circuit breaker off to the garage and plug the garage door opener into an extension cord from another room.

The garage door opener may signal an error code by flashing lights on the motor unit in a repeating pattern when the opener doesn t work. Wipe away grease and grime buildup on all hinges rollers and roller pins with a damp cloth. Find the chamberlain garage door opener technical support you need to get your garage door opener operational. Close the garage door.

Many garage door openers use fractional horsepower psc motors. T his is a pretty uncommon problem but one that can happen after you ve first installed your garage door opener. These motors have a run capacitor that can get weak or go bad reducing the motor s start and run torque below acceptable levels. If you see an error code flashing on the motor unit look up the error code in your owner s manual or refer to our error code charts to decipher the code and troubleshoot the problem.

I just read something on another forum about people having trouble with their garage door openers not working. If the range improves then the interference is coming from a device in the garage. This is a very common failure with single phase hvac equipment too.