Electrified Garage Door



Question:
Help! My garage door has become electrified. Touching the door is just like touching a live wire. I have no idea how this is even possible, especially considering the opener still works. The garage door opener plugs into an outlet on the cieling of the garage. I have tried replacing the outlet but the problem persists. As soon as I turn the breaker on and plug the opener into the outlet, the whole door immediately becomes hot, just like a live wire. I'm at a complete loss here and would appreciate anybody that can suggest fixes or how this is even possible. Obviously I will call an electrician if it comes to that, but I am a bit of a handy man and would like to fix it myself if possible. I've just never encountered anything as seemingly impossible as this.

Answer:
Is the outlet ground wire really grounded and does the opener have a 3 wire plug ? I would suspect the opener has a short to the case and the AC ground has opened somewhere or maybe not even connected. It is probably not a job for an electrician, but just change out the opener. The opener could probably be fixed but it would probably cost more than you could replace it for. If you open the case of the door opener you may find a capacitor or surge supressor from the AC wire to the case of the opener has shorted out.





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