Be sure to use clopay s garage door prolube or sillicone based lubricants.
My garage door is getting stuck.
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Check out our garage door tips to help determine what is causing your garage door problems.
Poor lubrication is a very common and easy to fix explanation for why you might find your garage door stuck.
Garage door won t budge.
Even with regular maintenance garage doors can sometimes stick refusing to open or close.
To fix this problem you will need to add more lubrication to both parts.
To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door.
Your garage door seems to get stuck while opening or closing.
You can use a standard machine oil either in a spray can or a bottle.
Your garage door s track and the opener s chain both require sufficient lubrication in order to do their jobs.
Check to see if anything a shovel broom etc fell and is now stuck in the track that is causing it to be lodged.
This causes your garage door to shimmy up the tracks which is why it s sticking on the way up and down.
Check the springs to make sure they have the same amount of tension.
If either one is under lubed the door can become stuck when opening or closing.
Lubricate the wheels and tracks of your garage door once every six months to prevent sticking.
This can often be due to a problem with the tracks or rollers.
Perhaps the most common problem associated with a sticking garage door is when it s misaligned and not level.
You should properly lubricate your garage door s track the opener chain and the springs every few months as part of regular preventative maintenance.
A door that is stuck halfway open is a security risk allowing access to the garage and the home if it s.
This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it.
Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track.
You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.
Chances are we know why.
From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands.
