A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when I
close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again. The
offender claims not to remember which way he turned which knob. Any
assistance is appreciated. House came with opener. No manual.

Also need tips for disposing of a body. It's winter, so digging will
be difficult without renting a small backhoe. Erie Canal has been
drained. Not much water left in which to sink said corpse.

On Jan 1, 7:36=A0pm, Curmudgeon  wrote:
> A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
> without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
> on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when I
> close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
> garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again. The
> offender claims not to remember which way he turned which knob. Any
> assistance is appreciated. House came with opener. No manual.
>
> Also need tips for disposing of a body. It's winter, so digging will
> be difficult without renting a small backhoe. Erie Canal has been
> drained. Not much water left in which to sink said corpse.

Try turning the close know 1 full turn counter-clockwise and see what
happens.  If still a problem, give it another full turn. Repeat until
the door stops above full closure.  Then fine-tune the exact closing
point.

Curmudgeon wrote:
> 
> A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
> without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
> on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when I
> close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
> garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again. The
> offender claims not to remember which way he turned which knob. Any
> assistance is appreciated. House came with opener. No manual.
> 
> Also need tips for disposing of a body. It's winter, so digging will
> be difficult without renting a small backhoe. Erie Canal has been
> drained. Not much water left in which to sink said corpse.

For the Stanley manual, try this -- not sure if your model is covered:

http://homeappliance.manualsonline.com/mdownloads/3b360fc7-111d-40f3-8f60-07ac6650bc05.pdf

For the body, thin ice is can be a danger in winter. ;)

Curmudgeon <d...@gmail.com> wrote in news:2f3eb91e-56cf-4b46-a30d-
3...@m11g2000vbo.googlegroups.com:

> A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
> without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
> on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when I
> close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
> garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again. The
> offender claims not to remember which way he turned which knob. Any
> assistance is appreciated. House came with opener. No manual.
> 
> Also need tips for disposing of a body. It's winter, so digging will
> be difficult without renting a small backhoe. Erie Canal has been
> drained. Not much water left in which to sink said corpse.


> disposing

Haven't you ever seen "Fargo"?

"Curmudgeon" <d...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:2...@m11g2000vbo.googlegroups.com...
>A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
> without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
> on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when I
> close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
> garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again. The
> offender claims not to remember which way he turned which knob. Any
> assistance is appreciated. House came with opener. No manual.
>
> Also need tips for disposing of a body. It's winter, so digging will
> be difficult without renting a small backhoe. Erie Canal has been
> drained. Not much water left in which to sink said corpse.

The adjustment knobs are usually a straight slot that you can turn with a 
small screwdriver.  There should be an arrow to more or less.  Do them a 
little at a time.  Work on one direction at a time, and that would probably 
be the down.  There's usually one marked UP and the other DOWN.  Put the 
unit on an extension cord, or better yet a multiple outlet strip so if it 
gets out of hand, you can just turn it off with the rocker switch.

My garage door won't work during a particular time in the morning when the 
sun shines directly on the sensor.  Stand so you shade the sensor with your 
body, and see if that's it.  If not, you'll need a ladder, a MOS, a 
screwdriver, and a little patience.

Killing people has been outlawed.  Beating them hasn't.

Steve 

"Steve B" <d...@fishmail.net> wrote in
news:o...@news.infowest.com: 

> 
> "Curmudgeon" <d...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:2...@m11g2000vbo.googlegroups.com.
> .. 
>>A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
>> without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
>> on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when
>> I close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
>> garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again. The
>> offender claims not to remember which way he turned which knob. Any
>> assistance is appreciated. House came with opener. No manual.
>>
>> Also need tips for disposing of a body. It's winter, so digging will
>> be difficult without renting a small backhoe. Erie Canal has been
>> drained. Not much water left in which to sink said corpse.
> 
> The adjustment knobs are usually a straight slot that you can turn
> with a small screwdriver.  There should be an arrow to more or less. 
> Do them a little at a time.  Work on one direction at a time, and that
> would probably be the down.  There's usually one marked UP and the
> other DOWN.  Put the unit on an extension cord, or better yet a
> multiple outlet strip so if it gets out of hand, you can just turn it
> off with the rocker switch. 
> 
> My garage door won't work during a particular time in the morning when
> the sun shines directly on the sensor.  Stand so you shade the sensor
> with your body, and see if that's it.  If not, you'll need a ladder, a
> MOS, a screwdriver, and a little patience.
> 
> Killing people has been outlawed.  Beating them hasn't.
> 
> Steve 
> 
> 
> 

Reminds me of an old ha-ha.

Guy gets the Genie & 3 wishes thing. Catch is that Genie tells guy 
anything you wish for your mother-in-law gets twice that. Guy ponders and 
comes up with:

    	1) Huge amount of money
    	2) Extremely good looks
    	3) Beat me half to death.

On Jan 1, 6:36=A0pm, Curmudgeon  wrote:
>
> A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
> without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
> on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when I
> close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
> garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again.

Turn the white knob counter-clockwise.  Isn't there a label near the
knobs, one labelled something like "More downward travel" and the
other "More upward travel"?

> Also need tips for disposing of a body. It's winter, so digging will
> be difficult without renting a small backhoe. Erie Canal has been
> drained. Not much water left in which to sink said corpse.

Do what the Fins did to invading Soviet soldiers whose throats they
slashed:  prop up their bodies for everybody to see.

On Jan 2, 12:38=A0am, "larry moe 'n curly" 
wrote:
> On Jan 1, 6:36=A0pm, Curmudgeon  wrote:
>
>
>
> > A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
> > without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
> > on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when I
> > close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
> > garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again.
>
> Turn the white knob counter-clockwise. =A0Isn't there a label near the
> knobs, one labelled something like "More downward travel" and the
> other "More upward travel"?


This is a pretty old unit, apparently. (It's actually at my
concubine's house). One knob says "Up" and the other says "Down". I'm
about to dig through the snow to get to the garage now. I'll post
results later.



> > Also need tips for disposing of a body. It's winter, so digging will
> > be difficult without renting a small backhoe. Erie Canal has been
> > drained. Not much water left in which to sink said corpse.
>
> Do what the Fins did to invading Soviet soldiers whose throats they
> slashed: =A0prop up their bodies for everybody to see.


Advice like that is what makes newsgroups such a valuable asset to
society. Thank you.

On Jan 2, 8:41=A0am, Curmudgeon  wrote:
> On Jan 2, 12:38=A0am, "larry moe 'n curly" 
> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 1, 6:36=A0pm, Curmudgeon  wrote:
>
> > > A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
> > > without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
> > > on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, when =
I
> > > close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
> > > garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again.
>
> > Turn the white knob counter-clockwise. =A0Isn't there a label near the
> > knobs, one labelled something like "More downward travel" and the
> > other "More upward travel"?
>
> This is a pretty old unit, apparently. (It's actually at my
> concubine's house). One knob says "Up" and the other says "Down".

The ones I have use 4 adjustment controls.  Two set the up and down
travel limits.   The other two set the up and down force.  With yours
I'd try adjusting the one marked down in the direction which may be
marked on the case.  Since it's only a single control, we really don't
know if it's a travel limit or force adjustment, so can't say which
way to turn it.

On Jan 2, 6:07=A0am, t...@optonline.net wrote:
> On Jan 2, 8:41=A0am, Curmudgeon  wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 2, 12:38=A0am, "larry moe 'n curly" 
> > wrote:
>
> > > On Jan 1, 6:36=A0pm, Curmudgeon  wrote:
>
> > > > A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
> > > > without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close kno=
bs
> > > > on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. Now, whe=
n I
> > > > close the door using either the remote or the pushbutton in the
> > > > garage, the door hits bottom and then immediately goes up again.
>
> > > Turn the white knob counter-clockwise. =A0Isn't there a label near th=
e
> > > knobs, one labelled something like "More downward travel" and the
> > > other "More upward travel"?
>
> > This is a pretty old unit, apparently. (It's actually at my
> > concubine's house). One knob says "Up" and the other says "Down".
>
> The ones I have use 4 adjustment controls. =A0Two set the up and down
> travel limits. =A0 The other two set the up and down force. =A0With yours
> I'd try adjusting the one marked down in the direction which may be
> marked on the case. =A0Since it's only a single control, we really don't
> know if it's a travel limit or force adjustment, so can't say which
> way to turn it.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Mine is a fairly new one with only two controls.  It does the same
thing in the winter - the slab appartently lifts slightly.  The 'down'
one decreases force (or travel) when turned counterclockwise. I just
went through the seasonal adjustment this week.

Harry K