It is very important to know how to handle your garage door in emergencies and the key element in these situations is knowing how to properly disengage the emergency release cord. Also for maintaining your garage door opener it is necessary to release the cord and use your garage door manually until a certified technician come and check everything out, but not before you actually do that make sure the garage door is closed.
It is very important to make sure the door is completely closed!!
Pulling The Release Cord
The red rope with a red handle attached to the trolley of the opener is the emergency release cord. By simply pulling the handle down it disconnects the opener from the door and you’ll be able to open and close the door manually.
Checking The Door Manually Operation
Close and open your garage door manually several times to make sure it functions freely and that it’s not getting stuck. Check if the door is balanced by closing it half way and leaving it in this situation. If the door is balanced it will stay in place. When you’ve done with the check close the door and make sure it is completely closed before you continue to the next step.
Resetting And Troubleshooting The Garage Opener
If you just needed to adjust the opener’s traveling limits and you know what needs to be done, now is the time to do it. After you have finished all the adjustments and if there is no need for the help of a certified technician you can proceed to the next step.
Reconnecting The Trolley
Once troubleshooting your garage door opener has been successful you will need to reconnect its carriage with its trolley in order for it operate correctly once more. There are two ways of doing this either slide along its track until attachment has been reestablished or use its remote control until reconnection has successfully taken place.
