How To Open Electric Garage Doors Manually

If the garage door is open when power is lost ensure there is nothing in the way of the garage door path.

How to open electric garage doors manually.

Many electronic garage doors come with a bypass switch allowing you to override the system and manually lift it open when needed. If you can t open your electric garage door when the power goes out this video will show you how to manually open your garage door. This becomes necessary when there is a power failure or for some reason you lose your remote. All electronic or automatic garage doors have a bypass that will allow you to open it manually.

If you have a locked garage the house will generally have the clasp side attached to it while the other side where the locking mechanism goes will attach to the garage itself. It is pretty easy to do. To manually open your garage you will first need to open any latches or locks on the outside that otherwise keep the door shut. Here are the steps to open a garage door manually.