Garage Door Orientation

To determine the door swing while replacing an existing door step into the doorway with your back to the hinges standing sideways in the opening facing the jamb where the door latches.

Garage door orientation.

Loosen the set screws with a wrench while holding the first winding bar you ll feel significant tension as the screws are removed. Some builders have them swing inward to the garage instead of the home for safety reasons. Usually you will have two springs on your door which will be color coded. As the garage door is lowering quickly pass your foot in the path of the closing garage door.

If there s a fire or explosion in the garage the outward swinging door blocks damage to the interior of the home more effectively than an inward swinging door. To adjust a door that can t stay open bring the first winding bar up to a 90 degree angle with the garage door this is a quarter turn. If it s on your left side the door is left handed. If the open doorknob is on your right side it s a right hand door.

The reason your gear is not rotating both ways is your sensors are not completing their circuit. Garage entry doors garage to home entry doors may be an exception to the inward swinging rule. When the garage door touches the wood it should immediately reverse direction and begin to rise. This unexpected movement in the garage door s path should cause the garage door to ascend.

Check the alignment of your sensors.