The emergency release cord is attached to the door trolley which is the piece that stays with the garage door.
Pulled red string garage door.
Manually move the garage door and return to down position.
When you pull it it disconnects the door from the drive mechanism.
There will probably come a time when almost every homeowner needs to use the release cord on the garage door.
Now go push the button to open the door.
Which moves the door.
There s usually a little lever that the string attaches to.
The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley that moves with the door along the rail.
The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley.
Pulling the red release cord will disengage the trolley from the opener carriage the part that is moved by the motor along the rail.
The trolley is connected to the door and moves with the door as it opens and closes.
The trolley sits on the opener carriage.
It should cycle the drive mechanism until it clips into the door.
Pull the red emergency release cord.
Pull the emergency release cord.
Once you are done.
When the release cord is pulled it disconnects the trolley from the carriage allowing you to manually move the door.
Step 2 will allow you to freely move the garage door open and close.
Push up on it and it should snap into place.
It could happen for any number of reasons but some people have trouble figuring out how to reconnect the door to the automated system.