Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-12 Thread Mickey Fixsen
] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem You do on mine. Than there is a clicking sound, like the clutch is slipping. Plus the lights blink on and off. RJ - Original Message - From: R S

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-12 Thread brice mijares
Dale, Part of my garage is my bar slash ham shack. Plus, I go out in the garage whenever I want to have a smoke. I spend a good part of the day in the garage. I live in California, and it's not all that cold in the garage. To listen to the show archives go to link

RE: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-12 Thread Keith Christian
To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem Hi, I had a similar problem a few years ago too. I am actually having it again. The door is out of balance and the opener will not pull it up. I can push it up pretty

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread Mickey Fixsen
If the motor starts and runs, then a reset button won't help. If the motor runs, but the door does not move, then something in the drive unit is either slipping or has stripped a gear. I know some old screw drive openers used a clutch mechanism that could slip, but I don't think any use it

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread brice mijares
] electric garage door problem If the motor starts and runs, then a reset button won't help. If the motor runs, but the door does not move, then something in the drive unit is either slipping or has stripped a gear. I know some old screw drive openers used a clutch mechanism that could slip

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread rj
Look and see if there is any obstructions in the way. The best way to do this is pull the emergency cord and see if the door will go up manually. Check and see if the electric safety eyes are lined up with each other. RJ - Original Message - From: brice mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread R S Enterprises
If there was a photo eye problem you would not hear the motor trying to do anything. Ron - Original Message - From: rj [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem Look and see

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread rj
garage door problem If there was a photo eye problem you would not hear the motor trying to do anything. Ron - Original Message - From: rj [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread pythonden21
Has anyone consiered that the garage door opener might be fine and it could be the door is jammed, off it's tracks, or something like that? If this is the case a new garage door opener wouldn't work, it must be possible to disengage the opener and see if the door can be opened manually. Py

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread Dale Leavens
- From: rj [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem Look and see if there is any obstructions in the way. The best way to do this is pull the emergency cord and see if the door will go up

RE: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread Keith Christian
. Thanks, Keith -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Siman Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:05 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem Had a similar problem. One of 2

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread Dale Leavens
: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem Hi, I had a similar problem a few years ago too. I am actually having it again. The door is out of balance and the opener will not pull it up. I can push it up pretty easily

RE: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread Robert j. moore
to tention the springs properly. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Christian Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:05 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem Hi

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread rj
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem Hi, I had a similar problem a few years ago too. I am actually having it again. The door is out of balance and the opener will not pull it up. I can push it up pretty easily