Manual Override Electric Garage Door

This manual release handle disengages the trolley from the attachment point to the rail.

Manual override electric garage door.

Manually move the garage door and return to down position. This disengages the electric drive from the door and you can manually open and close it. Pull the emergency release cord toward the door. Once you are done maneuvering your garage door and are ready to re engage the automatic door opener please return the garage door back to the down position.

To manually open most garage doors you simply pull a corded handle that is attached to the door. Step 2 will allow you to freely move the garage door open and close. Pull the red cord down firmly once to manually release the door s locking mechanism the opener will make a clicking noise. Do not try to pull the door using the manual release cord.

Walk over to the door to push it up manually. If you experience a lose of power while your door is in the up position please call your local overhead door company. This becomes necessary when there is a power failure or for some reason you lose your remote. All electronic or automatic garage doors have a bypass that will allow you to open it manually.

On most garage door openers there is a rope with a handle on the end usually red.