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Old 10-06-2016, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwed View Post
I have not opened my garage without the electric garage door opener. Do I just pull the orange handle attached to a rope and pull back? Or does that disengage the opener and after pulling the orange handle I lift the door.
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Originally Posted by KEVIN & JOSIE View Post
Just pull the cord which will disengage the the opener. Then just lift up the door. If the spring tension is proper, they open very easily.

What he said.

Just make sure when you pull the orange handle, pull back on it a little so it stays in the disengaged position and doesn't drop back in 'the slot.'



Another word of caution is that when you're letting it down manually, make sure you lower it slowly.

If not and you just let it drop from waist height or higher, it can slam down and bend some of the panels...and will then look like you drove into it.

I learned this the hard way about 20 years ago.