How to Manually Open a Garage Door

We take our automatic garage door opener for granted until the day that it doesn’t work. You may be stuck inside with your car inside, or you may have just arrived home and can’t get the garage door down. It always happens when you’re in rush. The good news is that you can manually open a garage door, without causing damage to it, or straining your muscles. All it takes is a bit of patience and knowledge to get the door open, until you can call Phoenix garage door repair service.

All garage door opener systems having a bypass switch for when the garage door breaks, the power goes out, or the remote control fails. Here are some steps to get you going.

1. Turn off your car and calm down.

2. Ensure that the garage door is clear of adults, children, and pets, as it may be unstable while you are working the emergency release handle.

3. Look around the mechanics of your garage door opening system. Look for center upper side of the door. You should see a red rope with a handle hanging down. This is a manual release handle that will disengage the trolley from the attachment point on the rail.

4. Pull on the rope. This will place the garage door opener into manual mode.

5. If the garage door has been stuck up, it might will come crashing down, in case your door is not balanced so watch out! , If it is down, it will help you to get it up.

6. If you feel that you’ll need to keep your garage door operation in manual mode for several days until you can get it fixed, when you pull down on the rope pull it towards the back of the garage. This ensures that it doesn’t get stuck on the track.

7. When your garage door is fully functioning again, you’ll want to pull down on the rope but do it towards the garage door. This will keep the lever from engaging the next time round. You then pull up on the garage door and it will snap back into place. You can also use the button on the remote opener and the track should move the spring attachment back into place.

8. Since there is little control for when the door is stuck up, it’s best to leave it this way, to avoid damaging the door as it can come crashing down in manual mode. You’ll also want to avoid any injuries which can occur if you close your door in manual mode repeatedly. If you have valuables in your garage, it may be best to move them outdoors for now.

9. If the rope lever doesn’t release the door, don’t keep on pulling on it. Call . Phoenix Express Garage Door repair service immediately. 480-744-9593

If your garage door isn’t operating properly, or the door appears askew, give Phoenix Express Garage Door repair service a call immediately. We know that this situation can be very frustrating so we work extended hours from 6 AM to 11 PM 7 days a week, Our trained skilled screened technicians will arrive quickly and will help you get your door back to normal.