Setting The Limits On A Garage Door

The limit dials have an icon of an opening or closing garage door.

Setting the limits on a garage door.

Setting the up open limits 1. Remove any old limit clips which may still be attached to the chain. The force dials have an upward or downward arrow containing the letters kg step 3 adjust the down limit dial first. The down travel limit is now set.

This video demonstrates how to adjust travel limits on a liftmaster garage door opener with manual adjustment controls. Set hold 4 press and hold the down arrow button until garage door is fully closed on floor then release. How to adjust the travel limits of your garage door if it won t close all the way. Press the button on your remote to open the garage door.

You can do almost anything all you have to do is try. Hold down the open travel limit button until the door has raised all the way. Turn it a full turn counter clockwise to increase the amount of downward travel by two inches and clockwise to reduce the amount of travel. When the garage door is in the desired down closed position press and release the program set button.

Measure the distance from the top of the garage door opening to the bottom of the garage door in inches. Incorrectly set limit switches may prevent your garage door from closing completely. The down limit is now set. Program the garage door opener to recognize when your garage door is completely open.

Stand on a step ladder to reach the up limit switch adjustment screw on the side of the garage door opener. For more information about the liftma. Program set program hold 2 seconds 6 press and hold. In this video we show you how to set the travel limits and force control for genie opener models 7055 2055 3055 and 3035 kv.

Using the push button or transmitter position the garage door approximately 1 to 2 feet from the closed position. Garage door doesn t open all the way. Setting genie chain drive limits. Setting the down limit to purchase these limits click onto genie limits 24701r step 1.

The green indicator light will flash twice to confirm. Start with the garage door closed. Push the open set limit button then release to save the door s position as the new open limit setting. Both the long and round led s will blink and go off.

Press and hold the up button for 2 seconds the long led comes on blue.