Adjust in small increments a half turn or less.
My chamberlain garage door opener won t stay closed.
There are adjustments on the back of the opener.
The craftsman garage door opener shown here has two set screws that control door travel.
Why won t my garage door stay closed.
There is an open limit and a close limit back off the close limit screw until your door never hits the ground on the way down then slowly 1 open and close at a time adjust it down until the door just reaches the ground.
Chamberlain garage door openers are equipped with a safety feature that halts the opener when it encounters resistance or obstruction.
If you could provide me with the make and model of your garage door opener i should be able to get you a specific answer about your garage door not staying closed.
Test after each adjustment.
Keeping the garage door closed is important to home security so life can become pretty stressful when that door can t seem to stay shut.
Find the chamberlain garage door opener technical support you need to get your garage door opener operational.
The garage door won t open fully.
There can be a few reasons as to why your garage door won t stay closed and by doing some snooping and checking a few parts of the garage door system you ll be able to see what s really going on.
It s time to investigate the problem.
Trouble shooting a garage door that won t stay closed.
From informational videos to product manuals and troubleshooting articles the chamberlain group resource library has the information you need.
Adjusting the limit travel setting.
Continue adjusting until the door opens and closes satisfactorily.
This prevents the motor inside the opener from overheating and eventually breaking down.
In your efforts to get your home safely sealed up again.
Are you hitting the button on your garage door opener like usual but instead of closing the door hits the ground and bounces right back up.
Amberstburg on canada question.
Posted on february 2 2018.
As you suggested you likely just need to adjust the down limit travel or the closing force.
If you ve got a chamberlain liftmaster or craftsman garage door opener.
This quick video will tell yo.