During cold weather it is possible that grease becomes compact and hardened making it difficult for the garage door to operate smoothly.
Garage door opens only a foot.
Poor or lack of lubrication.
I bought this house 1 5 years ago with attached garage garage door opener when it gets very cold out the remote will only open the door about 1 foot.
If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way.
Wipe out the old grease with a grease solvent and put a new lubricant.
Genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when you push the button again it moves a few inches or a foot.
September 5 2019 at 5 36 pm.
When i try to open or close the garage door the opener will move the chain a couple of inches and turn off.
My craftsman 1 2 hp 315 mhz model 139 53985d gargage door opener will not open or close.
You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.
If your door refuses to open past 5 feet increase the upward force by turning the screw clockwise.
To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door.
From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands.
If the door begins to close but reverses increase the downward force by turning the control.
Garage door only opens 1 foot then stops.