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Garage door closing with a clunk
House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight.
Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
"LouB" wrote in message ... House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou For starters how about a little more info such as where is the "clunk" coming from? Opener or door? Is it binding? Does it "clunk" with the opener disconnected and operated manually? No where near enough info for even a guess...... |
Garage door closing with a clunk
"benick" wrote in message
. .. "LouB" wrote in message ... House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou For starters how about a little more info such as where is the "clunk" coming from? Opener or door? Is it binding? Does it "clunk" with the opener disconnected and operated manually? No where near enough info for even a guess...... Guy who posts something like that-- just tell him to put cotton in his ears. Problem solved... |
Garage door closing with a clunk
benick wrote:
"LouB" wrote in message ... House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou For starters how about a little more info such as where is the "clunk" coming from? Opener or door? Is it binding? Does it "clunk" with the opener disconnected and operated manually? No where near enough info for even a guess...... Clunk occurs as door comes down under power. Never thought to try door without power and will do so. Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
Joseph Wheeler wrote:
"benick" wrote in message . .. "LouB" wrote in message ... House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou For starters how about a little more info such as where is the "clunk" coming from? Opener or door? Is it binding? Does it "clunk" with the opener disconnected and operated manually? No where near enough info for even a guess...... Guy who posts something like that-- just tell him to put cotton in his ears. Problem solved... Your helpful comment shows how smart you are. Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
try getting manual from door makers web site. it may assist you.
"LouB" wrote in message ... benick wrote: "LouB" wrote in message ... House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou For starters how about a little more info such as where is the "clunk" coming from? Opener or door? Is it binding? Does it "clunk" with the opener disconnected and operated manually? No where near enough info for even a guess...... Clunk occurs as door comes down under power. Never thought to try door without power and will do so. Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
"LouB" wrote in message
... Joseph Wheeler wrote: "benick" wrote in message . .. "LouB" wrote in message ... House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou For starters how about a little more info such as where is the "clunk" coming from? Opener or door? Is it binding? Does it "clunk" with the opener disconnected and operated manually? No where near enough info for even a guess...... Guy who posts something like that-- just tell him to put cotton in his ears. Problem solved... Your helpful comment shows how smart you are. Lou Louie, your wife often whispers the same thing in my ear right afterwards.... |
Garage door closing with a clunk
"LouB" wrote in message ... House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou It may be a simple as adjusting the limit switch to keep the door from closing hard enough to give the forceful closing. |
Garage door closing with a clunk
LouB wrote in :
House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou Here is my input based on the info you took all the trouble to give. begin input end input |
Garage door closing with a clunk
On Feb 11, 3:22�pm, LouB wrote:
Clunk occurs as door comes down under power. �Never thought to try door without power and will do so. Lou- Could be a number of causes. Garage door opener needs adjusted. Garage door springs need adjusted........Or ( my first guess), if you live in a freeze area, the floor may have heaved up due to freezing causing it to "clunk" when it fully closed. You can adjust the travel limit of your opener to compensate if it is due to freezing. Hank |
Garage door closing with a clunk
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:39:03 -0800, "elgee"
wrote: "LouB" wrote in message ... House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou It may be a simple as adjusting the limit switch to keep the door from closing hard enough to give the forceful closing. I agree. I would add to the limit switch an adjustment to the clutch as well may be needed. |
Garage door closing with a clunk
on 2/11/2009 12:22 PM (ET) LouB wrote the following:
House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou What kind of opener do you have, the track with chain or the coiled spring type? Does it clunk when it starts to close, during the travel somewhere, or when it contacts th the floor? Where does the clunk noise originate from, the motor, the track or coil, the door itself? Is there a visible momentary stoppage, shudder, or other unusual movement when it clunks? -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
Garage door closing with a clunk
Hustlin' Hank wrote:
On Feb 11, 3:22�pm, LouB wrote: Clunk occurs as door comes down under power. �Never thought to try door without power and will do so. Lou- Could be a number of causes. Garage door opener needs adjusted. Garage door springs need adjusted........Or ( my first guess), if you live in a freeze area, the floor may have heaved up due to freezing causing it to "clunk" when it fully closed. You can adjust the travel limit of your opener to compensate if it is due to freezing. Hank Thank goodness it is not your first guess since house is in The Villages Florida. Thanks for the effort:-)) Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
willshak wrote:
on 2/11/2009 12:22 PM (ET) LouB wrote the following: House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou What kind of opener do you have, the track with chain or the coiled spring type? Does it clunk when it starts to close, during the travel somewhere, or when it contacts th the floor? Where does the clunk noise originate from, the motor, the track or coil, the door itself? Is there a visible momentary stoppage, shudder, or other unusual movement when it clunks? It is clunking when it hits the floor which makes me think it is the limit adjustment. Now I just need to find where it is. Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
LouB wrote:
willshak wrote: on 2/11/2009 12:22 PM (ET) LouB wrote the following: House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou What kind of opener do you have, the track with chain or the coiled spring type? Does it clunk when it starts to close, during the travel somewhere, or when it contacts th the floor? Where does the clunk noise originate from, the motor, the track or coil, the door itself? Is there a visible momentary stoppage, shudder, or other unusual movement when it clunks? It is clunking when it hits the floor which makes me think it is the limit adjustment. Now I just need to find where it is. Lou Hi, If it does not do it when manually closed, sounds like limit switch is out of adjustment. |
Garage door closing with a clunk
On Feb 11, 3:23*pm, LouB wrote:
Your helpful comment shows how smart you are. Your completely useless description of the problem shows the same about you. |
Garage door closing with a clunk
Tony Hwang wrote:
LouB wrote: willshak wrote: on 2/11/2009 12:22 PM (ET) LouB wrote the following: House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou What kind of opener do you have, the track with chain or the coiled spring type? Does it clunk when it starts to close, during the travel somewhere, or when it contacts th the floor? Where does the clunk noise originate from, the motor, the track or coil, the door itself? Is there a visible momentary stoppage, shudder, or other unusual movement when it clunks? It is clunking when it hits the floor which makes me think it is the limit adjustment. Now I just need to find where it is. Lou Hi, If it does not do it when manually closed, sounds like limit switch is out of adjustment. I am hoping that is all it is. Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
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Garage door closing with a clunk
Tony Hwang wrote:
LouB wrote: willshak wrote: on 2/11/2009 12:22 PM (ET) LouB wrote the following: House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou What kind of opener do you have, the track with chain or the coiled spring type? Does it clunk when it starts to close, during the travel somewhere, or when it contacts th the floor? Where does the clunk noise originate from, the motor, the track or coil, the door itself? Is there a visible momentary stoppage, shudder, or other unusual movement when it clunks? It is clunking when it hits the floor which makes me think it is the limit adjustment. Now I just need to find where it is. Lou Hi, If it does not do it when manually closed, sounds like limit switch is out of adjustment. Or the attachment point. |
Garage door closing with a clunk
On Feb 12, 10:43�am, LouB wrote:
Could be a number of causes. Garage door opener needs adjusted. Garage door springs need adjusted........Or ( my first guess), �if you live in a freeze area, the floor may have heaved up due to freezing causing it to "clunk" when it fully closed. You can adjust the travel limit of your opener to compensate if it is due to freezing. Hank Thank goodness it is not your first guess since house is in The Villages � �Florida. �Thanks for the effort:-)) Lou Ok, I am probably wrong on my first guess, but, I have heard it is getting to the freezing temps in your area of Fla. Don't discount the possibility of heaving. Adjusting the limit switch adjustment should solve your problem even if it isn't heaving up. Hank ~~~~amateur guesser |
Garage door closing with a clunk
HeyBub wrote:
Tony Hwang wrote: LouB wrote: willshak wrote: on 2/11/2009 12:22 PM (ET) LouB wrote the following: House is about 10 years old and no manual in sight. Suggestions based on experience?? TIA Lou What kind of opener do you have, the track with chain or the coiled spring type? Does it clunk when it starts to close, during the travel somewhere, or when it contacts th the floor? Where does the clunk noise originate from, the motor, the track or coil, the door itself? Is there a visible momentary stoppage, shudder, or other unusual movement when it clunks? It is clunking when it hits the floor which makes me think it is the limit adjustment. Now I just need to find where it is. Lou Hi, If it does not do it when manually closed, sounds like limit switch is out of adjustment. Or the attachment point. Large Thanks to you and Hank for the effort. Will report back when I solve the problem. What is "the attachment point"? Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
Hustlin' Hank wrote:
On Feb 12, 10:43�am, LouB wrote: Could be a number of causes. Garage door opener needs adjusted. Garage door springs need adjusted........Or ( my first guess), �if you live in a freeze area, the floor may have heaved up due to freezing causing it to "clunk" when it fully closed. You can adjust the travel limit of your opener to compensate if it is due to freezing. Hank Thank goodness it is not your first guess since house is in The Villages � �Florida. �Thanks for the effort:-)) Lou Ok, I am probably wrong on my first guess, but, I have heard it is getting to the freezing temps in your area of Fla. Don't discount the possibility of heaving. Adjusting the limit switch adjustment should solve your problem even if it isn't heaving up. Hank ~~~~amateur guesser In Florida the ground is warm so it never really freezes. And sun is strong too. We had those problems up north. Thanks again for the effort. Lou |
Garage door closing with a clunk
LouB wrote:
Or the attachment point. Large Thanks to you and Hank for the effort. Will report back when I solve the problem. What is "the attachment point"? It may have another name. It's where and how the door attaches to the opening mechanism. The opener may not know the door is all the way down and keeps pushing. Maybe you can adjust the attachment point such that the opener stops when the door is, oh, 1/2" from the full travel. That is, the opener has gone as far as it can go and stops, rather than stopping when it meets resistance. |
Garage door closing with a clunk
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:23:05 -0800 (PST), "Hustlin' Hank"
wrote: On Feb 12, 10:43?am, LouB wrote: Could be a number of causes. Garage door opener needs adjusted. Garage door springs need adjusted........Or ( my first guess), ?if you live in a freeze area, the floor may have heaved up due to freezing causing it to "clunk" when it fully closed. You can adjust the travel limit of your opener to compensate if it is due to freezing. Hank Thank goodness it is not your first guess since house is in The Villages ? ?Florida. ?Thanks for the effort:-)) Lou Ok, I am probably wrong on my first guess, but, I have heard it is getting to the freezing temps in your area of Fla. Don't discount the possibility of heaving. Adjusting the limit switch adjustment should solve your problem even if it isn't heaving up. Hank ~~~~amateur guesser Limit switch adjustment would be my first step too. It's been a problem on my door - and I'm looking at putting in magnetic reed switch limits instead of the microswitch and cat's whisker setup originally on my old Genie TracDrive. |
Garage door closing with a clunk
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:14:45 -0600, "HeyBub"
wrote: LouB wrote: Or the attachment point. Large Thanks to you and Hank for the effort. Will report back when I solve the problem. What is "the attachment point"? It may have another name. It's where and how the door attaches to the opening mechanism. The opener may not know the door is all the way down and keeps pushing. Maybe you can adjust the attachment point such that the opener stops when the door is, oh, 1/2" from the full travel. That is, the opener has gone as far as it can go and stops, rather than stopping when it meets resistance. That's what limit switches do. Not load limit, but physical travel. You can adjust a limit switch to stop an inch from the floor, 6 inches, or 1/8". Or you can set it so it tries to lift the garage or lower the driveway - in which case the overload switch shuts it off, or more likely reverses it. If the limit is too low it will try to tear the drive track off the wall. |
Garage door closing with a clunk
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Garage door closing with a clunk
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