Unable To Close Garage Door

Quickly test the quality of your opener s wiring by following these steps.

Unable to close garage door.

If you are in a hurry and need to get your garage door closed right away stand in such a way that you cast a shadow over your garage door s beam sensor but of course don t block the beam itself just the sunlight that is shining on it and then press your remote control so that your door will close. This also disables any remotes or wireless keypads. Garage door closer shuts the door for you automatically when you forget. This problem bugged me for several months.

Check the battery in your remote operator by walking into the garage holding it in your hand. Reposition the hub on. If the hub has to be installed further away from the opener it must still be installed inside the garage so that the. Hopefully after you read this you won t have the same problem in the future.

An audio signal sounds when door is about to close. If your door control has a lock button it may have been turned on. Press the lock button to turn this feature off. Unplug the opener and disconnect the two wires from the motor reconnect your machine to power then clear its memory and reprogram all remote controls unplug the device for a second time and reconnect the control wiring to.

Test to see if the door will open and close. Hub is too close to the motor unit unplug the hub and move it away at least 4 6 feet from the motorhead. The garage door may attempt to go down but will come right back up and the overhead light on the garage door opener will blink. If you re too far away this can cause a.

The keypad doesn t work firstly check that you re using it within the range required for your opener. When the lock button is on the garage door opener will work from the door control but the remote controls are locked out. If your garage door opens ok but won t close then it s possible the safety reversing sensors are not correctly aligned. Don t just assume that if the path is clear that the sensors are ok.

You may also need to reprogram your keypad or replace the batteries in it. The light will flash two times. Press the button as you observe a small blinking red light on the box where the chain enters and exits. Also verify the antenna on the motor unit is in the proper placement.