My Garage Door Opener Won T Close Unless I Hold The Button

Hopefully after you read this you won t have the same problem in the future.

My garage door opener won t close unless i hold the button.

Hold your transmitter up near the selected button pressing both the garage door remote and the selected in car transmitter button simultaneously. This problem bugged me for several months. Simple but true the remote transmitter needs power to send a signal to your opener. Don t just assume that if the path is clear that the sensors are ok.

When you can close the door with the wall button by holding it down until it completely closes and the remotes only make the door move a small amount and the door returns that is the sign of the safety sensor system. If anything interrupts this beam of light the garage door will not close and the ceiling light on the opener mechanism will flash as mentioned in the previous step. This is of course a safety feature to prevent the heavy garage door crushing anyone or anything that might be in the pathway of the door when it comes down. To reprogram your garage door remote locate then press your opener s learn button.

Depending on the brand. If your garage door opens ok but won t close then it s possible the safety reversing sensors are not correctly aligned. They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting. Step by step procedures to try if the garage door of your home will not go down without holding the button before calling a repair man was this video helpful.

If pressing the button on your garage door s remote control doesn t work check the batteries first. Then within 30 seconds hold the button on your remote for three seconds or until garage door opener s lights flash or the led light on your opener blinks. Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly. Try using your remote to open or close your door to determine if the reprogramming was successful.