How To Adjust An Older Chamberlain Garage Door Opener

Position ladder below the back or rear portion of the opener to access the screws.

How to adjust an older chamberlain garage door opener.

Each dial has a recessed adjustment screw in the center of the dial. Garage door opener remote compatibility chart. If your door doesn t rise at least five feet when it is suppose to be opening hold the bottom of the garage door while it is lowering. Find the chamberlain garage door opener technical support you need to get your garage door opener operational.

Note one full turn of these screws equates to a door travel distance of two inches. Use both the up and down arrow buttons for adjustment. Refer to the owner s manual to determine which is. If the up travel isn t functioning properly turn the up limit adjustment screw clockwise.

Select from a range of chamberlain remote controls that are compatible with your garage door opener. Step 2 adjust the force. Note adjustment screws are on the left side of garage door opener motorheads. On chamberlain garage door openers they are usually blue.

Step 3 adjust the safety reverse. Step 2 find the two dials on the back of the power unit. A flathead screwdriver is all that is needed to make a limit adjustment on most garage door openers. Now open the garage door with your remote to check if it opens fully.

When the garage door is in your desired up open position press and release the rectangular adjustment button. Place the stepladder under the garage door opener power unit and climb up so that you have a clear view of the back end of the power unit housing. E g if the dial is set to 1 increase it to 2. For a door that doesn t reverse while closing hold the door as it opens to adjust the down force.

This will adjust the open force. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. Increase the open force adjustment dial slightly.

This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door. If the door won t stay open to its full extent or doesn t close flush to the ground the travel control needs an adjustment. Press and hold the down arrow button until the garage door reaches your desired down closed. From informational videos to product manuals and troubleshooting articles the chamberlain group resource library has the information you need.