My garage door opener will not work.
Put garage door up no power.
Despite all this the electric garage door opener stopped working no power green light not lit read more.
Attach brackets to the ceiling and door and position the end of the rail above the closed door.
If the rope becomes stuck in the door as it slides up you will have another problem to deal with.
To install a garage door opener first assemble the rail carriage pulley and motor compartment according to the instructions.
On most garage door openers there is a rope with a handle on the end usually red.
Lift the motor compartment into place on the ceiling and attach the rail and carriage to the bracket on the door.
The outlet has power.
This manual release handle disengages the trolley from the attachment point to the rail.
Secure the garage door rope.
It will not open the garage door because the unit is not turning on.
The main circuit breaker is flipped on.
To be safe always activate the handle when the garage door is.
During a power outage you must manually open and close the garage door.
Put the garage door back to normal.
Pulling on this rope will put the garage into manual mode so if the door is up it might come crashing down.
An emergency release cord on the garage door arm opens the trolley to allow you to disengage the garage door from the opener.
The unit is over 2 years old.
While this may seem like a no brainer one of the most common causes of garage door opener failure is simply the result of the power cord working loose from the electrical outlet.