So your garage door stopped working the other day… Don’t panic! It could be something simple, but it could also be something more complicated. Whether you’re considering getting an entirely new door or just need to have some simple repairs done, this guide will walk you through everything you need to know about garage door repair, and how to do it yourself if necessary._

How To Diagnose And Fix Garage Door Problem?

 

♦ Check your opener is plugged

check if your opener is plugged into the power simply follow the cord and make sure it
is plugged sometimes it gets unplugged by mistake and since today most of the garage doors are powered by electrical openers that could be the problem.

♦check the sensor

 Check whether the sensor got obstructed or misaligned to do that just look at both sides to
make sure that nothing is in between them that can block the path and there is a light on both sides if one of them doesn’t light up try to move it around and clean them until you see the light comes on if that doesn’t work you probably need to call a professional for Garage Door Repair or for a temporary fix, you can press and hold the button on the wall until the door is fully closed that way you bypass the sensors.

♦The door is not crooked

the third step is to check if your door is not crooked or off track if you see that your door is a little a bit on the angle it means that you probably have a broken or snapped cable in that case the door will not go up not down this is a very dangerous procedure for non-professionals and you do need to call someone to replace the cables and align your door.

♦Torsion springs not cracked

the next step is to make sure that your torsion springs are not cracked or broken the way to do that is to look on the top of the door where they relocated and check if the springs are still wound if one of them is broken you will see a separation in the middle of it and that will indicate that the spring is broken please no torsion springs are extremely dangerous
and do not attempt to replace them by yourself or try to open the door call professionals to Garage Door Repair and have them replaced

♦The trolley disconnected

the last step is very easy but causes a lot of problems and service calls the customers
can avoid reconnecting the trolley a lot of times the trolley gets disconnected purposely
or accidentally by pulling down the red rope when that happens the door becomes
manual and does not connect to the motor simply pull the red rope down to the lock position
and then push the button and wait until it latches back on some models, you need to pull it down in a way towards the motor to bring it back to the locked position.

Garage door opener problems

sometimes the opener will not work and the door just won’t open you need to few things to check to make sure that everything is hooked up properly of course make sure that the
unit is still plugged in

typically garage door openers have a receptacle up near where the motor is and it is not
uncommon that that plug could become loose or have been pulled out of that receptacle so make sure that it’s plugged in.

you typically have a button some of the modern buttons have a light button as well as a lock button if the lock button is activated then the remote that you may have in your car
will not open the door make sure that that lock button is not flashing to allow the sensor the automatic opener that you have to open the door.

the next thing to make sure of is that the circuit that is feeding the garage is on too you can check the breaker box and make sure that there’s power there as well

How much does it cost to a Garage door repair?

The cost to repair a garage door is £100 to £1,500, depending on the problem. If you have a complicated system or one that’s made of high-end materials, you can expect to pay more for a Garage door repair.