Adjusting Garage Door Opener Force

Adjust the force adjustment screw per the directions in the manual.

Adjusting garage door opener force.

Test by opening and closing the door. Step 1 adjust the limit. To change the down force and the up force of your opener find the force adjustment knob and turn it to adjust the up force or down force. A garage door opener with an improperly adjusted closing force can damage the door or worse injure a child or pet that accidentally walks under the door.

When you have made your adjustment test the door by lowering and raising it. The limit the force and the safety reverse. With a screwdriver adjust these screws. Make sure the door is working smoothly prior to making any force adjustments.

Adjusting the force to compensate for a door that is binding is dangerous. Test and adjust the door opener s reverse feature. Dig out the manual or obtain one for your garage door opener. When your garage door opener isn t working properly there are several components you can adjust to address the issue.

Turn the adjustment screw on the limit clockwise if the door doesn t fully close. Locate the open force and close force controls to the right of the travel limit and set buttons on the power head unit control panel.