Garage Door Orientation

When the garage door touches the wood it should immediately reverse direction and begin to rise.

Garage door orientation.

Some builders have them swing inward to the garage instead of the home for safety reasons. To adjust a door that can t stay open bring the first winding bar up to a 90 degree angle with the garage door this is a quarter turn. The reason your gear is not rotating both ways is your sensors are not completing their circuit. Check the alignment of your sensors.

To determine the door swing while replacing an existing door step into the doorway with your back to the hinges standing sideways in the opening facing the jamb where the door latches. If the open doorknob is on your right side it s a right hand door. Most likely you ll just realign and be on your way. If it s on your left side the door is left handed.

If there s a fire or explosion in the garage the outward swinging door blocks damage to the interior of the home more effectively than an inward swinging door. Could be wiring or bad sensors if that doesn t fix it since your new gear was put in. This unexpected movement in the garage door s path should cause the garage door to ascend. As the garage door is lowering quickly pass your foot in the path of the closing garage door.

Loosen the set screws with a wrench while holding the first winding bar you ll feel significant tension as the screws are removed.