Garage Door Opener Signal Weak

Before installing the extension kit move any metallic objects that may obstruct the signal between the remote control.

Garage door opener signal weak.

To isolate potential sources of interference turn the circuit breaker off to the garage and plug the garage door opener into an extension cord from another room. Make sure that the antenna on the motor unit is hanging downward and is not damaged in any way. If you watch that little light while you push the button on your remote you will see it flash. If the range improves then the interference is coming from a device in the garage.

Any electrical device can be the source of the problem. Multiple garage door opener troubleshooting test start by unplugging the opener that has good range powering down this unit. If the bad opener suddenly has good range again then the other unit in your garage is causing rf interference. Oftentimes when your garage door opener remote stops working it is because the remote transmitter has lost its signal with the motor.

On most of the newer garage door openers there is a little led light next to the learn button on the back of the opener. It flashes because it s hearing the radio signal from your transmitter remote. Troubleshooting a lost signal on your remote is as easy as resetting the old signal on the motor opener and equipping your transmitters with new signals. Modern garage door openers are essentially small radios that operate at about 315mh and a few feet of extra distance can affect the signal.