Garage Door Won’t Open

Safe checks and likely causes when a garage door will not open, plus when to stop troubleshooting and call for service.

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If the door is off track, crooked, unusually heavy, or has a visibly broken spring or cable, avoid operating it.

Safe checks before calling

Confirm the opener has power and the garage circuit has not tripped.
Check whether the door is locked or obstructed.
Look for a visibly broken spring, loose cable, crooked door, or roller outside the track.
If the door is mechanically damaged or unusually heavy, stop testing it with the opener.

If you see a broken spring, damaged cable, off-track door, or other mechanical failure, avoid DIY tension-system repairs.

If the simple checks above do not identify a safe, obvious fix, call for garage door service rather than continuing to operate a door that may be mechanically damaged.

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Call 816-776-0395 and describe the symptoms. The problem can be assessed before any repair recommendation is made.

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Garage Door Won’t Open

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