Garage Door Not Closing Unless Hold Button

This causes real hassle as i can t use my remote opener to open the door as well.

Garage door not closing unless hold button. The first was checking and removing the light in the opener certain lights or looseness of fittings can cause frequencies that can disrupt the remote signal and is in play when the door is freshly opened but not when it has been closed for a while which explains the asymmetry. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. First check the sensor lights. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.

Here is what happening. One sends a beam of infra red light to the other. When it is fully open or close left sensor solid red right sensor solid green. My garage door will not close unless i hold the button down.

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. I ve made sure there are no obstacles and that the sensors are aligned properly. Turn off the sure lock aka vacation mode on the wall console check if limits are properly set check the door balance condition and door spring check opening force control or force settings. 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.

Depending on the brand. 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. After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on.