Garage Door Opener Have To Hold Button Down To Close

Any transmitter like a handheld clicker or outdoor keypad will also not work to close the door if there is a problem with the sensor.

Garage door opener have to hold button down to close.

So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning. When i disconnect the carriage and manually move door it seems to move smoothly in both directions. I have checked that there is power to the opener and that is not the problem however if i tap the underside of the opener motor with a stick the unit lights up and the. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.

If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.

Wiggle the bracket the eyes are attached to maybe just it is loose or the slightest bit of movement may cause the light to blink. There is a problem with the photoelectric eyes. You are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed.

One of the sensor lights will usually be blinking when there is a malfunction. When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes. If i just press and release the button the door starts to close then reverses. When button pushed as normal door starts to go down then reverses back to read more.

Or door will only open. The wall button and remote work fine for opening door but i have to hold down the wall button to close it. I have a 1 2 hp craftsman garage door opener that is about 20 years old. Recently the wall switch that powers opening and closing is not lit and will not activate the opener.