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Posted by Rich on September 27, 2006, 8:29 am
Genie's website is http://geniecompany.com/ you can get manuals in PDF
format at http://geniecompany.com/GenieCompany.aspx?cid=322
As for the OP, it sounds like the door springs are too tight, the door is
either binding a bit and/or the down force is set too light.
You say the springs were professionally replaced but was it replaced
correctly? Disengage your door and see how easy it is to come down from
the header. Bring it down about 2' and let it go, ideally it should stay
put. If it flies up it could be that your opener is fighting the initial
tension and reversing. If the spring tension is too strong adjust the
tension or replace your springs with the proper rating if adjusting fails.
The reverse mechanism should be adjusted so that when it comes down onto a
roll of paper towels placed at the center of the door, it doesn't completely
crush the roll before it reverses.
Rich
http://www.garagedoorsupply.com
> Good luck finding their web site. I think I need to get to the store and
> check a box to find the name of their parent company.
>
>>I don't know how old your openers are, but mine are just a couple of years
>> old. There is a force adjustment screw-in and out post of the inside of
>> the
>> box that encloses the motor, just above the light bulb on mine. There is
>> also a close switch on the track that turns off the motor when it is
>> tripped
>> by a small metal arm. So that are actually two different mechanisms you
>> have
>> to understand. My guess it's the force adjustment screw. I'm not real
>> clear
>> on this so I suggest you give Genie a call and they can walk you through
>> it.
>> The info may also be on their web site.
>>
>> English
>>> I've got a Genie 98 screw drive opener on my garage door. Came with the
>>> house, no idea how old it is. There's no safety beam at the bottom,
>>> which
>>> may give some indication of age. Springs were professionally replaced a
>> year
>>> ago, two bad rollers replaced, and I cleaned & lubed the tracks.
>>>
>>> When I try to close it, it travels maybe two inches and stops. Various
>>> web
>>> sites say to check/adjust the limit switches. Does this refer to
>>> spring-loaded lever switches mounted on the track? If so, where is the
>> trip
>>> thing (on the door) supposed to land, relative to those switches, when
>>> the
>>> door's in either the opened or closed position?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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