Setting Garage Door Limits

Start with the garage door open.

Setting garage door limits.

Over time it may be necessary to adjust the switch to make the garage door close completely if it is not working properly. Push the open set limit button then release to save the door s position as the new open limit setting. In this video we show you how to set the travel limits and force control for genie opener models 7055 2055 3055 and 3035 kv. The limit dials have an icon of an opening or closing garage door.

Setting the down closed limits 1. Garage door doesn t open all the way. With these simple steps you will be able to tune up the limit switch so that your garage door recovers its optimal performance. How to adjust the travel limits of your garage door if it won t close all the way.

If the garage door opens correctly but fails to close completely there may be one of three common causes. Stand on a step ladder to reach the up limit switch adjustment screw on the side of the garage door opener. This video demonstrates how to program the travel on a chamberlain garage door opener with a yellow learn button. Press and hold the down button for 2 seconds the long led comes on blue the round led stays off 3.

Your garage door has set limit switches that instruct the motor when to stop running both when it is opening and when it is closing. The force dials have an upward or downward arrow containing the letters kg step 3 adjust the down limit dial first. The green indicator light will flash twice to confirm. Press the button on your remote to open the garage door.

Program the garage door opener to recognize when your garage door is completely open. Incorrectly set limit switches may prevent your garage door from closing completely. You can do almost anything all you have to do is try. Garage door won t close all the way.

Bottom of the genie garage door opener. The close limit switch may need adjusting. Turn it a full turn counter clockwise to increase the amount of downward travel by two inches and clockwise to reduce the amount of travel. Hold down the open travel limit button until the door has raised all the way.

A garage door limit switch is a device that helps you set the appropriate functionality of a garage door. Release the down button and the long led will flash blue.