A broken garage door can be a hassle. We rely on the convenience of an automatic door opener. When the door opener does not work, you may wonder what to do to open it. Here are a few things you can do to manually open your garage door.

You can open the door without power

A power outage can be a major inconvenience. You may feel that the door will not open, but that is not the case. The process to open the door is pretty simple. You want to inspect the springs on the door. Damaged springs can be dangerous. If everything looks fine, you can grab the red emergency cord to release the door. This action will disengage the door and allow you to manually lift it. When you come back at the end of the day, you can pull the lever again to re-engage the release mechanism. There is a second way to open the door too. Some openers will not allow you to release the door with an emergency cord. The cotter pins and clevis can be removed. You can manually push up the door after those parts have been removed.

You can get into your garage from the outside

Most garage door openers have an emergency release kit. These emergency release kits usually have a special key that you can use to open the door. All you have to do is insert the key and turn the lock. This will disengage the lock and you can open the door.

How do you reset the garage door?

The reset process is not too difficult. You can use a broom to push in the release lever. Once you have done this, you should be able to use your garage door as normal. In some cases, you may have to reset the door opener by shutting off the power and waiting 30 seconds. If your unit still fails to work, you may need to inspect it for any damage.

If you are looking for a garage door opener, there are options for you. There is a Genie garage door company that can help you find the right model.