Manual Garage Door Release

Step 2 will allow you to freely move the garage door open and close.

Manual garage door release.

Pull the emergency release cord toward the door. The red manual release cord is attached to this motor. Lift the garage door until it is all the way open and stops moving. Compatible with a wide range of metal or wood garage doors this convenient option is ideal for vaulted garages with no other entry.

This becomes necessary when there is a power failure or for. All electronic or automatic garage doors have a bypass that will allow you to open it manually. Roller garage door openers are usually attached to one side of the garage door near the garage opening. Motors for sectional and tilt doors are installed in the middle of the garage ceiling.

If you experience a lose of power while your door is in the up position please call your local overhead door company. Manually move the garage door and return to down position. How to disengage and reengage your garage door opener if you need to open your door manually. To manually open most garage doors you simply pull a corded handle that is attached to the door.

Once you are done maneuvering your garage door and are ready to re engage the automatic door opener please return the garage door back to the down position. The quick release key guarantees garage access anytime providing exterior manual operation of any brand of garage door opener. Drive your vehicle out and close the garage door. Inspect the garage door hardware to ensure the springs are intact and no damage has occurred to the garage door system.

It is only safe to put your garage door in manual mode when it is in the down position. It allows garage access during power outages and other opener failures.