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

This problem bugged me for several months.

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

To reprogram your garage door remote locate then press your opener s learn button. Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly. First check the sensor lights. This sets the in car transmitter to be your garage door openers make transmitter but you are not done.

Don t just assume that if the path is clear that the sensors are ok. If pressing the button on your garage door s remote control doesn t work check the batteries first. 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. If your garage door opens ok but won t close then it s possible the safety reversing sensors are not correctly aligned.

Try using your remote to open or close your door to determine if the reprogramming was successful. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. Simple but true the remote transmitter needs power to send a signal to your opener. Hopefully after you read this you won t have the same problem in the future.

Hold your transmitter up near the selected button pressing both the garage door remote and the selected in car transmitter button simultaneously. Depending on the brand. 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. 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.