Genie Garage Door Opener Auto Reverse

The door should automatically reverse when it makes contact with or senses the object in its path.

Genie garage door opener auto reverse.

If you ve tested your garage door opener s auto reverse and found it requires too much force for the door to reverse or it doesn t reverse at all you can adjust the settings on the garage door opener controls. Not every garage door opener has an automatic reversing mechanism. In 1982 ansi created a voluntary industry standard ansi ul 325 1982 which requires automatic reversing mechanisms on garage door openers sold in the us. Our inspectors use a 1 1 2 block to test the auto reverse save your cat test the door yourself.

Genie offers different solutions for every garage when it comes to picking a garage door opener. Place an object such as a brick on the ground directly in the path of the door. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Activate the garage door opener to close the door on the object.

In approximately half of my inspections the automatic garage door opener does not auto reverse when met with resistance. This is real safety hazard. Injuries from garage doors account for about 20 000 er visits every year and 60 children have been killed since 1982 from garage doors that did not auto reverse when met with contact. Adjust the garage door opener mechanism.