An electric garage door can become stuck in the open position for several reasons.
Garage door jammed open.
It opens and closes manually.
Check for an obstruction.
If there is something in one of the tracks obstructing the free movement of the rollers the garage door can stick open.
Jammed or obstructed track.
Mecael on march 17 2017.
Here are some things to try as you troubleshoot a jammed garage door.
My garage door won t open or close the motor runs and the shaft turns bur doesn t engage the chain.
Here are the five different garage door items you should inspect that could be triggering your jammed garage door and their possible fixes.
If you wake up to find a jammed door there are a number of things you can try to get it unstuck.
Nothing s quite as frustrating as having a garage door and opener that just won t work.
Lodged garage door track.
It will only open a few inches from the car.
Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track.
Terry on march 10 2017.
Because of the potential danger of broken parts you should inspect the garage door for damage before attempting to close it.
How to fix a jammed garage door.