Garage Door Opener Hums But Does Not Open

Broken springs are the most common issue at hand whenever a service person is called to a residence to repair a garage door.

Garage door opener hums but does not open.

If it is used frequently or is at least five years old odds are that it has a stripped gear kit. One such quirk is a refusal to open the door as commanded. When this happens you could get locked out of the garage. Each time we press button to close we get a brief motor hum and then nothing happens.

In summary the door opener chain system is in the fully open position and will not attempt to close itself. The trolley doesn t move and the door does not budge. This can indicate a problem with the motor but it might have other causes. The gear kit is made up of two plastic gears that move each other to engage the trolley and get everything moving.

This will determine if the issue is connected to the door itself or the opener. The black thing if it is indeed a cam appears to be off center radially. The next step is to attempt to open your garage door manually. Contact us for garage door spring repair.

Detach the opener by pulling the emergency handle downward. The black cam does not appear to be centered with the bolt in the middle. If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly. I then ask the customer the approximate age and usage of the garage door.

A professional garage door technician will be able to tell you whether it is best to replace the opener or repair the old one.