My door opener just hums and will not start.

• Check your starting capacitor. This is the part that gives the opener an extra boost to start. Some times these parts leak or smoke when they go bad. If this happens most times the opener hums and will not start.
  


• Check to see the opener is not bound up. The screw on a Genie should always turn easy.


• Check to make sure that the carraige is engaged to the opener.