garage door not working
#1
garage door not working
hellp there,everyone. i need help. i have an automatic garage door.yesterday,i was trying to close it several times nothing happens,suddenly,i smelled a burned rubber around the motor area.so istppped to closed using the transmitter.what does it mean?is it safe to try it again to use the transmitter to open/close my garage door?please help.thank you
#2
Use the emergency disconnect cord to disconnect the door from the opener. Operate the door manually. Does it move smoothly?
My best guess is that you broke a spring. Carefully look at the garage door springs (sometimes a coil spring over the door, sometimes springs on the tracks). Is either spring broken? If so, have both of them replaced ($100-$200).
My best guess is that you broke a spring. Carefully look at the garage door springs (sometimes a coil spring over the door, sometimes springs on the tracks). Is either spring broken? If so, have both of them replaced ($100-$200).
#3
The burning rubber you're smelling may be the drive belt in your garage door opener. You may have a problem with the door itself that actually caused the opener to malfunction but...most openers use motors having thermal sensors that remove the voltage [from the motor] if a door hangs, a spring breaks (causing the an overload to the motor), etc.
You may want to pull the housing off the garage door opener and check for a rubber belt that has came off its track or pulley...or broken and has become wedged against a moving part. It sounds like something is rubbing (friction) against something made of rubber and that is why you're smelling burning rubber.
Kooter
You may want to pull the housing off the garage door opener and check for a rubber belt that has came off its track or pulley...or broken and has become wedged against a moving part. It sounds like something is rubbing (friction) against something made of rubber and that is why you're smelling burning rubber.
Kooter