Locate the emergency.
Pry open garage door.
Pull up on the pry bars to allow you and your helper to grab the door underneath with your hands.
Close the door first then pull the release handle toward the opener to reconnect it.
Step 3 lift the door up together maintaining an equal balance until the door is fully open.
You don t have to worry about where the trolley connects along the drive track.
Clean away excess moisture on the garage floor.
A regular sweeping of the garage floor is a good routine any time of the year.
Find any locks or latches near the outside of the garage door and make sure they re open so they.
It will align itself in normal operation.
Insert each pry bar under the corner of the door between the door and the floor.
Find the emergency release cord.
Pull the garage door down so the roller lines up with the track you pried open.
How to open a garage door manually from the inside unlock the door.
You will also need 2 pry bars or whatever you can get your hands on to pry the garage door open enough to get your hands under it to lift.
When the first roller is lined up with the part of the track you pried open hold the garage door in place with your non dominant hand.
This should be done slowly to not strain your backs or pull a muscle since the garage door is very heavy.
Disconnect the power cord to the automatic door opener.