Luckily opening a garage door without power is simple and easy.
Open garage door from outside without power.
As long as there is access to the inside of the garage the door can be opened.
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.
There are times when due to power outage you won t be able to operate the door.
Turn the key and remove the tumbler from the lock this will engage the release mechanism of the door opener.
If the garage door is open when power is lost ensure there is nothing in the way of the garage door path.
Sometimes it is necessary to open a garage door without the remote.
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.
Lift the garage doors until they stop moving upwards.
A garage door opener adds convenience to using your garage.
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.
To open it up all you need to do is thread a coat hanger or hooked piece of wire through the top of the door and open the emergency latch which can also be done by the rope many emergency latches.
If the power goes out or you have misplaced the remote you can open the door manually.
Here are the steps to open a garage door manually.
Now using this method you can open them from both inside and outside.
Locate the red emergency cord on the automatic opener and pull it to disengage the opener.
Manually releasing your garage door the emergency release mechanism of your garage door can come handy if you are trying to open it manually.