I bought this house 1 5 years ago with attached garage garage door opener when it gets very cold out the remote will only open the door about 1 foot.
Garage door only opens 1 foot.
If the garage door connected to your liftmaster opener only opens part of the way or it begins to open but then reverses check the track and the surrounding area for any objects that may obstruct.
Since the door will open with a gentle push the issue will most likely be corrected by applying a bit more power to the opener.
When you tried to lift your garage door after you disconnected it was it was too heavy to lift.
My garage door only opens a couple of inches and stops posted by ali tyler on wed oct 01 2014 01 07 pm tweet.
If your garage door still only opens partially then try adjusting the travel and force settings a little more.
This is another very common problem we hear described by customers.
We came across with one of the forum talking about their door not opening all the way.
If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.
If so this means the springs are probable broken.
Garage door only opens 1 foot then stops.
There should be a couple of small knobs on the opener labeled open.
It is indeed one of the biggest concerns of any garage door owners.
As an owner it is in your most annoying moment when you wake up in the morning running late and then you just discovered that.