Resetting the garage door opener when you manually open your garage door it will remain in manual mode until you reengage the door opener.
How to lock your garage door manually.
Locking and unlocking from the inside to lock it push out the sliding bolt.
How to lock your garage door.
Pull the cord firmly.
The second set of nuts can then be hand tightened to hold the lock onto the rail.
It should take 15 minutes or less to install a side lock to secure your garage.
If no holes are present you can drill holes using a hand drill and a metal drill bit.
Once the lever is disengaged.
Put the bolt ends through the holes in the garage door rail.
Use a padlock to lock the garage door from the inside use a padlock to lock the track slip a c clamp through the track unplug the garage door opener use a zip tie to secure the garage door in place keep the remote in the house lock the release lever disable the release.
To unlock it push the release lever away from the track towards the center of the door.
A garage door side lock can be purchased for under 10 dollars.
The side lock will need to be installed on the garage door using 4 bolts.
You can also use the operating lever.
How to close your garage door by hand.
The emergency cord will release a lever that connects the door itself to the garage door opener track.
Locate the emergency cord on the overhead track of your garage door opener.
If it doesn t you can manually retract it.
If you didn t drill the holes in the right space you will have to loosen one of the nuts to give the bolt a bit of play.