Setting Garage Door To Manually Opening

To reattach your garage door to opener system you ll pull the emergency release cord down and towards the opener.

Setting garage door to manually opening.

To manually open most garage doors you simply pull a corded handle that is attached to the door. It should click in place. Have a helper steady the ladder. It makes the door operate quiet and makes the chain and all.

Keep the rollers and chain lubricated on your garage door. To reset it begin by pulling the cord in the opposite direction. Keep your owner s manual on hand. This disengages the electric drive from the door and you can manually open and close it.

Place a stepladder beneath the box portion of the garage door opener. Diagram of garage door engaged and disengaged to screw drive opener system. To locate the bypass switch look for a red rope hanging down from your garage mechanisms. Consult it first before tinkering with your door.

Many electronic garage doors come with a bypass switch allowing you to override the system and manually lift it open when needed.