Garage door openers have a quick release mechanism that allows you to operate the garage door manually in the event you lose power.
Reset garage door after pulling red cord.
Once the power is restored to the garage door opener you must.
This disengages the electric drive from the door and you can manually open and close it.
To manually open most garage doors you simply pull a corded handle that is attached to the door.
If you intend to continue manual operation pull the cord toward the door which will keep it from reconnecting to the carriage.
Trying to reengage your garage door opener with the door closed doesn t work.
The carriage locks around the opener trolley during normal operation.
An emergency release cord on the garage door arm opens the trolley to allow you to disengage the garage door from the opener.
When you disengage it it s easy and obvious.
Pulling back a second time does nothing.
If you intend to leave your door in the manual setting pull the red cord backwards towards the motor.
To reset it begin by pulling the cord in the opposite direction.
Below are some simple instructions so you know exactly how to quickly reset your garage door.
Next up is reattaching the gear to the track.
Once this happens you can open and close the door electronically.
At precision door of spokane we want to make sure that whatever your reason for pulling the emergency cord on your garage door you are correctly disengaging your garage door opener as well as have the ability to later re engage that garage door.
The carriage is the part of the opener to which the door arm connects.
Which moves the door.
You simply pull back on the emergency cord and it disengages.
Once these two parts are separate you can move your garage door manually.
When the release cord is pulled it disconnects the trolley from the carriage allowing you to manually move the door.
Some units will actually reconnect themselves but this is not typically the case.
If simply hitting the button does not work you will have to take more action.
It should click in place.
The trolley sits on the opener carriage.
Pulling the red release cord will disengage the trolley from the opener carriage the part that is moved by the motor along the rail.
