My Genie Garage Door Opener Has No Power

During a power outage you must manually open and close the garage door.

My genie garage door opener has no power.

Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly. Check garage door for binding. You have already performed the primary checks and verified power form the panel to the garage door opener receptacle. Door starts down then stops before it is closed.

First unplug the unit. While this may seem like a no brainer one of the most common causes of garage door opener failure is simply the result of the power cord working loose from the electrical outlet. I have never seen an opener just stop working like this on its own. The likely culprit is an obstruction in the path of the garage door.

If so you know for sure there is power to the unit. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. Hold your transmitter up near the selected button pressing both the garage door remote and the selected in car transmitter button simultaneously. If the problem persists check to see if the red safe t beam led indicator is blinking.

Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. If your garage door opener craftsman liftmaster chamberlain genie sommer decko has no power but it is plugged in the circuit breaker is on and you know for sure the electrical outlet has power then there is something in the garage door opener that is faulty. There is an electrical issue in the opener. Next plug something into the socket just to make sure there is power to the socket.

This sets the in car transmitter to be your garage door openers make transmitter but you are not done. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. I would first unplug the opener then will have to remove the cover to access the internals. An emergency release cord on the garage door arm opens the trolley to allow you to disengage the garage door from the opener.