Garage Door Not Closing Tight At Top

Though this problem should be obvious it shouldn t be overlooked.

Garage door not closing tight at top.

Adjust this knob to lower the door to the floor but don t adjust it too far or the door will push against the the top. Garage door seal may be damaged 4. This is one of the sensors. So without the springs you might not be able to even open your garage door.

Balancing the weight of the door is the job of the torsion spring or springs which are mounted along the top edge of the door. Garage door opener malfunction or door has shifted. When you have positioned it correctly tighten the lag screw as tight as you can. Start at the top hinge which tends to bear the heaviest load of the three.

If you garage door is lowering then reversing. Something blocking the door. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. Once you re finished check the door to see if this has resolved your problem.

First you need to see what has caused this to happen. Garage door reversing before closing garage door openers manufactured after 1993 include sensors to prevent a door from closing on a child or pet. One controls how far the door closes and one controls how far it opens. Tighten all the screws in both leaves of this hinge.

Add screws to any empty holes you see. One sends a beam of infra red light to the other. Garage door sensors may not be aligned correctly 3. If that is the case you will have to do a spring replacement instead of simply adjusting the garage door.

Garage floor may have cracked or shifted 2. The door should then hang correctly. The reasons your garage door has a gap in it could be. If this is not the problem it could well be that the springs of the garage door have stretched causing the shift.

If it is loose and wobbles around tighten it enough to make it stable and not visibly loose but not too tight that it becomes too rigid and inflexible. It should be taut enough to allow the top of the door to hit tight up against the outside weather stripping when the door closes and hits the floor to prevent drafts. One or more of these reasons is likely responsible for your garage door closing partially but not all the way. But the springs that are part of your overall garage door system balance the door in two ways.

Tighten the screws on the hinges using a screwdriver. If there s something blocking the door from closing all the way a full close will be impossible. If it has not proceed to step 3. We mentioned that the springs are needed to balance the great weight of the door and make it easier to open and close the door.