Garage door lube or silicone based spray lubricant are both good options that will work during both hot and cold seasons.
Frozen garage door won t close.
Hardened weather stripping won t be nearly as efficient at forming an air tight seal every time you close the door.
So if you re worried that your door may be becoming more energy inefficient or if you ve noticed a sudden spike in your heating costs look at the weather stripping on your garage door.
How to open a frozen garage door.
Sometimes the lubricant that is used on garage doors is not suited for cold weather.
My tools are in the garage.
Test after each adjustment.
When a cold snap brings the temperatures below freezing overnight rain and wind can be the worst enemy of your garage door.
The garage door did not want to close when she pressed the button on the remote.
If you ve checked the sensor eyes and alignment and the door still won t work properly the open and close limits could be to blame.
The craftsman garage door opener shown here has two set screws that control door travel.
Garage door does not close.
Adjust in small increments a half turn or less.
The lubricant can also simply get old over time.
In either case you should try replacing the lubricant.
It had worked just fine a few hours earlier.
It was late in the evening.
Adjusting the travel setting on a garage door opener.
3 fixes for a garage door that won t close.
How to adjust a garage door opener s travel setting when the garage door won t close all the way.
My wife had just come home.