How to give your garage door OPENER MORE POWER!!

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now in this segment we're going to go over force control adjustments or opener sensitivity now I've got a few different models here that we'll go over some of the uncommon machines like this have it on the side very simple open force close force if I turn those screws and maximize that it's going to hit something and keep going it's going to crush your door damage your car or whatever you want it the opener down just enough power to open and close the door if the opener is not opening the door then I'm going to increase the open force now stepping down to this one here same brand same location what you need to look for is where those dials are on the older machines they come out the back if it's a genie now let's step down the air lift master this one is located on the other side about the same spot now with the genies you usually have to take the lens cover down to access the sensitivity dials the cover on this particular displays already off you've got an up sensitivity and a down sensitivity both can can be controlled independently depending on the setting you want if you have a heavy door the up is going to be higher the down is going to be lighter on the older genies the screw runs all the way through the Machine and comes out the back and you'll see a metal or a plastic nut on the back you tighten that nut and it gives the Machine more power but they're not quite as accurate and they do tend to get sticky which in turn can crush your door if you have a metal sectional door now on the more modern machines such as this one here this is a side mount lift master 3,800 lift the case back here there's no dials the sensitivity on this machine is controlled electronically which means the machine will weigh your door it'll open and close it three times gather up that information of how much pressure it takes and store it no dial everything's electronic this is state-of-the-art here for now now on the lift master chain drives that don't have a lens cover in the back you can clearly see the sensitivity dials you've got up you've got down you've got numbers the dial is pie-shaped points you to a number on a sectional door that's not too heavy not too big you're typically going to be somewhere in the range of five on a one piece door I probably bump that up to seven that that controls the door each one independently up and down force control can both be set different you can have one higher than the other as no effect all depends on the door
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Channel: All-Pro Quality Garage Doors Inc.
Views: 248,283
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Keywords: www.allproqgd.com howto How-to, Tutorial, Garage Door opener cant lift door, Genie, Liftmaster, craftsman, opener settings, Chamberlain, opener power, heavy garage door, how to fix garage door opener, opener DIY
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Length: 3min 43sec (223 seconds)
Published: Mon Oct 03 2011
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