Press and hold the down arrow button until the garage door reaches your desired down closed.
How to adjust down pressure on garage door cold weather.
Use both the up and down arrow buttons for adjustment.
Working with garage door springs can be.
A door that feels heavy when you try to raise it manually is often the sign of a worn or broken spring.
You may also hear a popping noise during operation.
When you have made your adjustment test the door by lowering and raising it.
The cold weather can also affect the garage door s springs causing them to become brittle and possibly break.
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.
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.
How to adjust the travel limits of your garage door if it won t close all the way.
In this easy how to video i clearly explain the setup process for a craftsman garage door opener.
The door feels heavy.
The setting is correct when the door reaches the floor and stays closed without reversing.
Test by opening and closing the door.
When the garage door is in your desired up open position press and release the rectangular adjustment button.
Adjust the garage door opener mechanism.
You can do almost anything all you have to do is try.
The garage door opener light will blink twice and the down arrow light will begin to blink.
On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor.
Proceed with extreme caution.
If the spring is properly balancing the door it should remain in the same position and be easily lowered or raised.
Test and adjust the door opener s reverse feature.
This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door.
With a screwdriver adjust these screws.
If the door feels heavy to move you may be dealing with a broken spring.