Your garage door might work perfectly fine one day and then fail to open the next. If this happens to you, don’t panic! The problem with your garage door not opening may be easy to fix and only require a simple process to resolve the situation. If you need additional support, Precision Garage Door Fresno is open 24/7 to send a technician to your home in Fresno to get your garage door working again. Here are three common reasons why your garage door isn’t opening.
1. Disruption of Power to the Operating Source
The power to your garage door’s operating source may have been disrupted because the plug is loose, or you unplugged the system and forgot to plug it back in again. There could also have been a trip in a fuse, your circuit breaker or your ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet that caused the outage. If you want to make sure that there’s nothing wrong with the outlet itself, try plugging in another electronic device to see if you get any power.
2. Broken Cables, Garage Door Torsion or Extension Springs
If any of these components get broken, they’ll need to be replaced as soon as possible for your garage door to work. Trying to replace broken cables or springs yourself can be extremely dangerous because of the extreme tension of these components, so it’s best to leave the work to the professionals from Precision Garage Door Fresno.
3. Problems with the Photo Eye
The photo eye is a component of your garage door system that detects whether a person, an animal or an object is keeping the garage door from lowering entirely. If the photo eye becomes blocked or gets misaligned or excessively dirty, the signal that lowers and raises the garage door will become disrupted. A damaged power cord can also cause your photo eye to prevent your garage from functioning properly. You can try locating the photo eye, which should be positioned about four to six inches from the ground and have a pea-sized eye, to see if it just needs cleaning or if it needs to be repaired or replaced.
You shouldn’t have to be stuck with a garage door that won’t open, and Precision Garage Door Fresno has the trained technicians on staff who can offer you any needed help. Contact us today to learn more about our company and ask about our premium Fresno garage door repair service.
