Yes, you can still open your garage door when there is a blackout. To do this, you will need to manually release the opener using the red cord hanging from your garage door opener.
- Pull the cord towards or away from the door (this will depend on the specific opener you have installed – there is no harm in trying both ways until the door disengages).
- You will hear a click to signify the change to disengaged. Try to open it – it should come up fairly easily however if it doesn’t then, it hasn’t been disengaged properly so please try again.