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J.C. Watts Enslin  
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 More options Aug 20 2008, 2:26 pm
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
From: "J.C. \"Watts\" Enslin" <jens...@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:26:20 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Wed, Aug 20 2008 2:26 pm
Subject: Re: Homeowner Handy Type advice sought
On Aug 20, 8:11 am, "the_andrew_sm...@yahoo.com"

<the_andrew_sm...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Aug 20, 9:02 am, unklbob <mcgrisw...@aol.com> wrote:

> > My GDO is acting like there is something blocking the door--it won't
> > shut unless I hold the button down.  I am assuming the electric
> > eyeballs have become misalligned, and I will look up how to re-allign
> > them, but my query is whether it might be something else?

> It might be a switch problem or there could be something binding the
> mechanism.  You might want to try  disconnecting it from the chain
> (assuming it's chain driven) and opening and closing it by hand.  If
> it's difficult to move or binds, you should notice.

> Put it all the way down and give each of the rollers a check (and a
> squirt of grease while you're there).  I used to have this massive
> wooden garage door and one of the brackets that holds a roller on was
> loose and that roller would bind.

> Get a ladder and look at the sprockets on both ends of the chain.
> That same massive door had a plastic sprocket on the wall end was
> destroyed.  I replaced it with a metal sprocket and tada!

> But, by all means, check the eyes.  I'm not sure how one goes about
> aligning them.

There are lights on the eyes that indicate when they are all clear.  I
cannot recall the specifics, but I think in my case the light is green
when there is nothing in the way, and red when there is.  But in my
case, the door won't even start to go down if there is something in
the way.

I agree with andrew in that you should disconnect from the opener to
see if it moves easilly without the GDO.

Jon


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