Genie Garage Door Opener Auto Reverse

Genie offers different solutions for every garage when it comes to picking a garage door opener.

Genie garage door opener auto reverse.

Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. In 1982 ansi created a voluntary industry standard ansi ul 325 1982 which requires automatic reversing mechanisms on garage door openers sold in the us. This is real safety hazard. The door should automatically reverse when it makes contact with or senses the object in its path.

Not every garage door opener has an automatic reversing mechanism. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Follow these simple steps to test your garage door s automatic safety reverse sensors. Activate the garage door opener to close the door on the object.

To access the controls use a stepladder to reach the main part of the opener s motor. Place an object such as a brick on the ground directly in the path of the door. In approximately half of my inspections the automatic garage door opener does not auto reverse when met with resistance. If you ve tested your garage door opener s auto reverse and found it requires too much force for the door to reverse or it doesn t reverse at all you can adjust the settings on the garage door opener controls.