Garage Door Opener Hums But Does Not Open

The trolley doesn t move and the door does not budge.

Garage door opener hums but does not open.

This will determine if the issue is connected to the door itself or the opener. This can indicate a problem with the motor but it might have other causes. The black thing if it is indeed a cam appears to be off center radially. Each time we press button to close we get a brief motor hum and then nothing happens.

One such quirk is a refusal to open the door as commanded. The next step is to attempt to open your garage door manually. If it is used frequently or is at least five years old odds are that it has a stripped gear kit. I then ask the customer the approximate age and usage of the garage door.

If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly. In summary the door opener chain system is in the fully open position and will not attempt to close itself. This indicates that something in the opener system has malfunctioned. A professional garage door technician will be able to tell you whether it is best to replace the opener or repair the old one.

The gear kit is made up of two plastic gears that move each other to engage the trolley and get everything moving. If you are able to raise your garage door easily it is not the problem. Contact us for garage door spring repair. When this happens you could get locked out of the garage.

Detach the opener by pulling the emergency handle downward.