How To Adjust Liftmaster Garage Door Limits

To increase the up travel turn the up limit adjustment screw clockwise.

How to adjust liftmaster garage door limits.

There are two types of adjustable down limit on liftmaster garage openers. Stand on a step ladder to reach the up limit switch adjustment screw on the side of the garage door opener. When the garage door is in your desired up open position press and release the rectangular adjustment button. The garage door opener light will blink twice and the down arrow light will begin to blink.

Adjusting these dials alters how far the garage door travels while closing and how much force in kilograms the motor uses. This video demonstrates how to adjust force on a liftmaster garage door opener with manual adjustment controls. The travel distance limit setting and the downward force limit setting. How to adjust the travel limits of your garage door if it won t close all the way.

Down travel to increase the down travel turn the down limit adjustment screw counterclockwise. On most ceiling mounted liftmaster models you can find the limit adjustment screws on the left side panel of the opener. Use both the up and down arrow buttons for adjustment. Two dials on the side of the motor head regulate the down settings.

You can do almost anything all you have to do is try. Changes are necessary if the door reverses during closing moves with too much force or strikes the ground and moves back to the top. One turn equals 2 5 cm of travel. To decrease the up travel turn the up limit adjustment screw counterclockwise.

0 00 adjusting the force on garage door opene. Open and close the garage door. This video gives you assistance and how to adjust info for the travel limits on liftmaster chamberlain and craftsman brand garage door openers with the ma. Press and hold the down arrow button until the garage door reaches your desired down closed.

Using a flathead screwdriver turn the screw clockwise one full turn for every 3 inches you need the door to raise so it opens all the way.