By disengaging the safety release on your door the door can be rolled up by hand to let a thief inside and then quickly back down as if nothing were out of the ordinary.
Pry open garage door.
Unplugging the garage door opener before you try to manually open or reconnect your garage door will keep you safe.
Doing so can damage the weather seal at the bottom of the door.
The trolley moves along the chain drive the long track attached to the ceiling when the garage door is opening or closing attached via a metal bar to the inside top of the garage door.
Pull the garage door down so the roller lines up with the track you pried open.
Unplug the automatic door opener.
Ever forget your keys to the house or even lost your garage door remote.
These things can leave you at the mercy of a lo.
To open up a roll up garage door all a thief needs to do is thread a coat hanger or hooked piece of wire through the top of the door and pull the emergency latch.
If the power comes back on the opener might attempt to open the door while it is disengaged which can make it harder to reconnect.
Don t pry under the door with a shovel or other metal object.
When you open a garage door by hand make sure to stay safe.
Work slowly so you don t lose control of the door as you pull it down.
And if you pry hard enough the entire lower panel may be gouged or broken.