Locate the red emergency cord on the automatic opener and pull it to disengage the opener.
How to open a garage door from the outside without power.
Open a garage door without power from outside with the kit in four simple steps.
Next to your garage door there should be a metal manual lock.
Lift the garage doors until they stop moving upwards.
First of all be aware not to exert too much force in your garage door.
Make sure to close the garage door as soon as you can.
Try to pull the door upward gently until it stops moving.
Insert and turn the key in the emergency release which allows you to pull the key and barrel assembly toward you away from the bracket on the outside of the door.
Slide the manual lock into place to keep your home protected during an outage.
Use the manual lock.
Turn the key and remove the tumbler from the lock this will engage the release mechanism of the door opener.
Opening the garage door.
You can then open and close the door manually by raising it up and lowering it.
But if the power goes out you may be wondering how you can open it up.
To open the garage door when there is no power.
Luckily opening a garage door without power is simple and easy.
This helps to disconnect the garage door while enabling the garage door to open manually.
Closing the garage door.