Stanley Garage Door Opener Problem..



Question:
Hopefully one of you can steer me in the right direction. I bought a house with a Stanley chain-driven garage door opener 6 months ago. Recently the opener has had problems, but I know nothing about GDO's. When opening or closing (more often when opening) the door will stop in its tracks and the light attached to the motor will start blinking on and off. I detached the door from the opener and it opened and closed easily. I then lubricated the chain and track. Everything was OK for a couple of days and then it started stopping again. Is this problem mechanical or electrical? The fact that it stops seems to indicate that it is mechanical, but once the GDO starts blinking it seems to get stuck in the off position and I have to unplug a few times to get it to start again. Since Stanley does not make GDO's any more is this even worth fixing? What is the best GDO manufactor right now? Genie? Thanks in advance.

Answer:
You just need to adjust the power that the opener transmits thru the drive to the chain. You should see a large knob on the bottom of the opener. Look closely and it should indicate + and - for clockwise and counter clockwise movement (seen from the bottom). Give it about a 1/4 turn at a time until it closes. The flashing light is to let you know that it 'hit' something: didn't have enough power to finish close or open.





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