How To Open A Stuck Electric Garage Door

Over time your garage door track can be damaged resulting in a garage door that gets stuck open.

How to open a stuck electric garage door.

If you detect a small bend you may be able to straighten it out yourself but anything more extensive will require professional intervention. An electric garage door can become stuck in the open position for several reasons. Weather damage and harsh impacts can also distort your garage door track. Because of the potential danger of broken parts you should inspect the garage door for damage before attempting to close it.

When you know there is no damage to the door you can close the garage door by disconnecting the door from the electric opener. A door that is stuck halfway open is a security risk allowing access to the garage and the home if it. To open it up all you need to do is thread a coat hanger or hooked piece of wire through the top of the door and open the emergency latch which can also be done by the rope many emergency. Even with regular maintenance garage doors can sometimes stick refusing to open or close.

Take a few minutes. A garage door stuck in the closed position may tempt you to crash on through but don t let frustration get the better of you. And we have to guess at the reason why it might be stuck. How to troubleshoot a garage door that won t open.

You don t say whether this is a door that is controlled by an electric garage door opener or not.