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Garage Door Opener will not close Andrew Sarangan 07-15-2005
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Posted by Andrew Sarangan on July 15, 2005, 11:27 pm

> After the last one had me going, I can't wait to see how this one
> transpires..
> Searcher
>
The last one In retrospect dumping the salt OUT OF the bags into wheel
barrow ( clean) spreading around the pool with shovel might of been a better
idea, to bad I didn't think of that.



Posted by on July 15, 2005, 11:53 pm


Dude

The thing is called an OPENER. Openers OPEN things, not close them.
If you want the door to CLOSE, you need a garage door CLOSER !!!

Next time, consider the name of the thing for clues to what it does
!!!


On 15 Jul 2005 22:27:56 -0500, Andrew Sarangan

>This is a very old garage door opener. Brand name is "Auto Mate". It is
>probably 25 years old or even more. It was working fine until last week.
>There was a paint bucket which stopped the door while it was closing. After
>that I am unable to close the door. Every time I activate the door, it
>opens, but it will not reverse direction.
>
>Before you ask, this door does not have an optical sensor for obstructions.
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated.



Posted by CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert on July 16, 2005, 12:52 pm


TPutmann@AmericaOffline.com wrote:
> Dude
>
> The thing is called an OPENER. Openers OPEN things, not close them.
> If you want the door to CLOSE, you need a garage door CLOSER !!!
>
> Next time, consider the name of the thing for clues to what it does
> !!!
>
>



lol, thats the first thing that came to my mind. I don't know why.

Sir, that will cost you an additional $399...


--
Respectfully,


CL Gilbert


Posted by RBM on July 16, 2005, 7:41 am


I would also check to see what type of up and down "limit" devices the unit
has and be sure that both the limit switches and the limit actuators have
not been damaged
> This is a very old garage door opener. Brand name is "Auto Mate". It is
> probably 25 years old or even more. It was working fine until last week.
> There was a paint bucket which stopped the door while it was closing.
> After
> that I am unable to close the door. Every time I activate the door, it
> opens, but it will not reverse direction.
>
> Before you ask, this door does not have an optical sensor for
> obstructions.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>




Posted by on July 17, 2005, 10:08 am


Thanks for all the replies. The problem went away when I let the door
open fully until it hit the upper limit. My guess is there must be a
force switch which, when activated by a door obstruction, can only be
reset by fully opening the door. However, due to other objects hanging
from the ceiling, I usually never let the door open fully. I shut off
the power before its opens too much. So I disconnected the door from
the opener arm, and let the arm retreact fully. That solved the
problem.



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