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.
Garage door jammed closed.
Check to see if anything a shovel broom etc fell and is now stuck in the track that is causing it to be lodged.
Here are some things to try as you troubleshoot a jammed garage door.
If something you re storing in your garage fell on the track while the door was opening it could get stuck in the track.
Take a few minutes to troubleshoot some built in safeties in your.
Lodged garage door track.
Check for an obstruction visually inspect the track and see if something is wedged in it to obstruct it.
You can view this video on how to safely open your garage door with no power here.
When attempting to fix a garage door that is stuck open make sure to turn the garage door opener off.
A garage door stuck closed is often the result of misadjusted sensitivity settings.
This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it.
If it is possible to safely pull the garage door manually to a closed position before attempting any repair do so.