Re Engaging Automatic Garage Door

How to disengage and reengage your garage door opener if you need to open your door manually.

Re engaging automatic garage door.

You ll hear a click. This means the door is secured in place and should be attached to the opener once again. The carriage is the part of the opener to which the door arm connects. In a minute or two you can safely re engage your automatic garage door and continue enjoying reliable trusty operation.

You can do this either by clicking your remote or by pressing the button on the opener in your garage. Re engaging your garage door opener after a power outage. When the trolley meets with the carriage they will connect and re engage. Now push the button for the operator i e the button that opens your garage door.

To achieve the connected position pull the emergency release cord down and toward the door away from the motor. The carriage locks around the opener trolley during normal operation. If simply hitting the button does not work you will have to take more action. When the spring lever is in the connected position the position required to re engage the garage door opener carriage the spring lever is compressed.

Garage door openers have a quick release mechanism that allows you to operate the garage door manually in the event you lose power. Reengage the door opener when the power comes back on. Some units will actually reconnect themselves but this is not typically the case. Once the power comes back on you must re engage the garage door opener to the door.

The carriage which connects to the door arm locks around the opener trolley during normal operation. If you lose power the garage door opener s quick release mechanism allows you to operate the door manually. Operate your garage door opener. Re connect the trolley to the opener carriage.

Allow the opener to operate without. The first thing to do is hit the door button.