Lift the garage doors until they stop moving upwards.
How to open garage door with no power from outside.
First of all be aware not to exert too much force in your garage door.
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.
Try to pull the door upward gently until it stops moving.
Opening the garage door.
This helps to disconnect the garage door while enabling the garage door to open manually.
Locate the release kit and insert the right key into the hole.
Closing the garage door.
Here are the steps to open a garage door manually.
Luckily opening a garage door without power is simple and easy.
To open the garage door when there is no power.
If you re locked out when the power is out and the garage is your main way of accessing the home it may be possible to release the lever from the outside.
Placing a shim in the weather stripping near the top of the garage and sliding a bent clothes hanger in to flip the lever will enable the door to be opened manually.
You can then open and close the door manually by raising it up and lowering it.
Open a garage door without power from outside with the kit in four simple steps.
The garage door can then be raised manually.
Garage doors can come crashing down when the release cord is pulled so if at all possible use the release cord when the garage door is closed.
Pull the barrel assembly forcefully toward you as far possible until you feel and or hear the release lever on the opener click which releases the door opener from the garage door.
If the garage door is open when power is lost ensure there is nothing in the way of the garage door path.