Unless you have built-in precautions against this, you can straighten out a wire hanger and insert it through the top of the garage door. Feel around until you reach the emergency latch. If you can hook the cord, slowly pull on it. Once the safety release is disengaged, you can roll the door up manually.
To open a garage door from the outside, use the emergency release key to open the emergency release lock. Then, pull the cord down to unlock the door. Use the same key to unlock the manual lock (near the center of the garage door), then turn the handle vertical. Finally, lift the door up from the bottom to open it up.
A burglar can open a garage door from the outside in a matter of seconds with nothing more than a wire coat hanger.
Press and Hold the Garage Door Button
Although a temporary solution, but to bypass safety sensors on the garage door, you can press and hold the button to fit on the garage wall. The doors start going down. Release the button when it is completely closed.
If someone has hacking skills and a device called a code grabber (records the code sent by an opener), they can easily hack into your system and open your garage door. Typically, the intruder will leave a code grabber hidden near your garage door when you are not present.
While you can unplug the garage door opener, a determined thief can force the door open if they want inside. You can prevent this from happening by locking the track from the inside.
Many electronic garage doors come with a bypass switch, allowing you to override the system and manually lift it open when needed. To locate the bypass switch, look for a red rope hanging down from your garage mechanisms. This emergency release cord will be attached to the trolley in the center of the garage door.
Insert your garage key into the quick release lock, usually located in the top panel of your garage door. Turn the key and pull the lock out. Give a quick, downward tug to disengage the door from the chain located inside your garage. Slowly push and lift up on the door to open your garage.
Yes, thieves can gain access to your garage by hacking into the keypad or guessing the access code. It's essential to use a secure and unique access code and change it regularly.
Absolutely, you can use your smartphone as a garage door opener. If you already have a garage door opener, there's no point in buying a new system. All you need to do is to retrofit it with a smart garage door opener. But if you don't have a garage door opener, you can consider buying a smart garage door system.
Other Garage Doors
The radio frequency your garage door opener uses may match your neighbor's new door. If two nearby openers are programmed to the same channel, it's possible for someone else to operate your door with their remote. Talk to your neighbors or have them test their opener on your door.
An automatic garage door opener allows you to open and close the door without any effort other than pushing a button, which means you can open the door from the comfort of your car. These openers work by using radio frequencies. When the frequencies match, the door opens or closes.
Manual garage door locks come in different designs. Some have a small footprint and slide into an opening inside the vertical track, making sure the garage door can't be forcefully opened. Others are more complex and have a twistable handle that engages the mechanism that blocks the door on both sides.