How To Adjust Garage Door Opener Close Force

Locate the open force and close force controls to the right of the travel limit and set buttons on the power head unit control panel.

How to adjust garage door opener close force.

When you have made your adjustment test the door by lowering and raising it. Test and adjust the door opener s reverse feature. Adjust the force adjustment screw per the directions in the manual. The limit the force and the safety reverse.

Adjusting the opener limit switches. A garage door opener with an improperly adjusted closing force can damage the door or worse injure a child or pet that accidentally walks under the door. The limit switches on a garage door opener set the travel of the door. Dig out the manual or obtain one for your garage door opener.

Adjust the close force control to change the amount of force your garage door opener uses to close the door. The closing force of the door works as a. Step 1 adjust the limit. Test by opening and closing the door.

To change the down force and the up force of your opener find the force adjustment knob and turn it to adjust the up force or down force. Turn the adjustment screw on the limit clockwise if the door doesn t fully close. With a screwdriver adjust these screws.