The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley that moves with the door along the rail.
Garage door red pull.
Place a ladder under the chain that operates the garage door.
The trolley sits on the opener carriage.
Locate a red cord hanging from a bracket on the chain.
The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley.
Manually move the garage door and return to down position.
These cords are almost always red but if there is only one cord and it s not.
The trolley is connected to the door and moves with the door as it opens and closes.
You can then.
The process really is not very difficult to do and it can be done in just a little time.
Which moves the door.
When the time comes to reconnect your garage door simply pull the emergency release cord back toward the door to re engage the spring lever.
At this point you can either re engage the trolley manually or remotely.
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You ll hear a click and you ll see the spring retract back into place.
Pull the red cord towards the garage door and listen for a click.
Pull the emergency release cord.
To do this climb back up on the ladder grab the red handle and pull it toward the garage door and away from the motor.
Once you are done.
Step 2 will allow you to freely move the garage door open and close.