On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Eric Kaplan <ekapla...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I did cycle the power - no luck.  This is a old door opener (to the point
> that none of the current "universal" remotes work with it), so it likely
> didn't have that kind of reset feature.

> Other than a slight scratch where the larger pry bar went in, there was no
> damage.  I purposely started with a thin scraper, then a small pry bar,
> then the large pry bar, to avoid this.  The door was painted about 4 days
> ago....

> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:29 AM, John Wise <wisej...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> How hard was this to do, and any permanent damage done?

>> I would say that if it doesn't damage the door, you already have your
>> method.  Just keep something to pry with and a coat hanger around. It
>> probably won't happen often enough to warrant a window.

>> I do have a question that is now moot, but did you try cycling the power
>> to the garage?  I am not sure if it would work that way, but the stuck
>> button may get read as a new press on power on opening the door.

>> What do you think?

>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Eric J. Kaplan <ekapla...@gmail.com>wrote:

>>> Success!!!!

>>> I was able to pry the sections open enough to get a coat hanger in to
>>> fish around and hook the emergency release cord. Then opened the door
>>> manually. Turns out the wall button got stuck when I closed the door last.

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