Garage Door Chain Loose When Closed

Make sure that the garage door is closed and that you have another way of getting out of the garage.

Garage door chain loose when closed.

You can put the chain back on your automatic garage door opener using a simple adjustment mechanism. A loose garage door chain has less power to open and close the garage door and it can often create a loud and annoying sound as the slack hits the door. Tightening up the slack on your garage door will allow it to run more efficiently and will prevent loud noises that disrupt your home. Step 2 turning off the power.

Over time though this slack can increase or the gear and sprocket assembly can wear and the chain may pop off the sprockets. Chain driven garage door openers should have some slack in the chain for optimal performance. If your garage door chain needs to be replaced tightened or if you require any other garage door maintenance or repair work count on the technicians at creative door services.