How To Disable Automatic Garage Door

Just like the old days.

How to disable automatic garage door.

Then i can manually lift it up and exit the garage just like i did when i was a little kid and we didn t have an automatic garage door opener. I know how to disable the automatic garage door opener. Please make sure that if your garage door has a manual locking device that it has been properly disabled. Sensors are a critical safety feature but can prevent an automatic garage door from working properly.

Going old school will get you added garage security but at the cost of convenience. This becomes necessary when there is a power failure or for some reason you lose your remote. Disconnect the garage door opener and use a manual latch to lock the door. The first thing you need to do is stop the power supply for the garage door.

Getting out of the garage wasn t a huge issue. Licensed garage door installation companies will either remove these devices or disable them in some way. All electronic or automatic garage doors have a bypass that will allow you to open it manually. Luckily you can set most automatic garage doors to a manual mode to bypass the sensors.

In my case you simply pull on the red lever which removes the motor and gear from the track. Forget the automatic garage door opener. You will still be able to use the doors by manually opening or closing it. If you have an automatic garage door then you have to disconnect the door sensors.

This means that you have to get out of the car when you get home unlock the door and lift it yourself. Even without windows the task is fairly easy and can be done just on feel and knowing the mid point of your garage where the release cord is located.