Loosen the set screws with a wrench while holding the first winding bar you ll feel significant tension as the screws are removed.
Garage door orientation.
When the garage door touches the wood it should immediately reverse direction and begin to rise.
Some builders have them swing inward to the garage instead of the home for safety reasons.
If the open doorknob is on your right side it s a right hand door.
Garage entry doors garage to home entry doors may be an exception to the inward swinging rule.
To adjust a door that can t stay open bring the first winding bar up to a 90 degree angle with the garage door this is a quarter turn.
As the garage door is lowering quickly pass your foot in the path of the closing garage door.
Most likely you ll just realign and be on your way.
The reason your gear is not rotating both ways is your sensors are not completing their circuit.
Check the alignment of your sensors.
Most of the time the end on the right hand wind is red and the left and wind is black as you can see on the graphic below.
This unexpected movement in the garage door s path should cause the garage door to ascend.
If it s on your left side the door is left handed.
Usually you will have two springs on your door which will be color coded.