TL;DR
Force setting is the adjustment on a garage door opener that determines how much motor effort is applied before the unit decides the door has hit an obstruction — reversing on close, stopping on open. Set too high, the opener will crush objects and defeat the entrapment protection that UL 325 mandates; set too low, the door reverses on nothing in cold weather as the tracks stiffen.
What it means
Force setting is the adjustment on a garage door opener that determines how much motor effort is applied before the unit decides the door has hit an obstruction — reversing on close, stopping on open. Set too high, the opener will crush objects and defeat the entrapment protection that UL 325 mandates; set too low, the door reverses on nothing in cold weather as the tracks stiffen. Technicians balance the door first, since force settings should never compensate for bad springs, then verify reversal on a 2x4 laid flat under the door.
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