It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again.
Trouble with garage door binding and reversing.
The garage door opener has several safety sensors photo eyes in place to prevent damage or injury should something obstruct the door as it is closing.
If you garage door is lowering then reversing back to the open position there could be something obstructing the sensors.
You push the button to close the garage door.
This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature.
In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor.
Usually this is a sure sign that there is an issue with the garage door s photo eye system.
A garage door that keeps reversing when you attempt to close it with the opener might have a simple problem or a major issue that requires a service professional.
In 1993 a law was passed in the u s.
Check to be sure these two sensors on either side of your garage door.
If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.