How Do You Adjust A Garage Door Openers Down Limit?
Garage door openers are equipped with limit screws used to adjust the amount of door travel in either direction. The down limit determines how far the door travels when closing. Some newer models of door openers use a “learn” button, similar to the button used for programming your car’s remote control unit. When making adjustments to manual limit screws, always adjust in small increments–over-adjustment can lead to damage to the door or the garage door opener. Set a stepladder under the garage door opener power head. The power head is the main body of the garage door opener. Grab the remote control for the garage door opener. You will open and close the door with the remote while adjusting the down limit. Locate the up and down limit screws on your garage door opener power head. Most openers have the limit screws on either the left side of the power head or the rear of the power head. The screws are embedded white screws with a slot for a flat-head screwdriver. Some newer models of op
