Unable To Close Garage Door

If you are in a hurry and need to get your garage door closed right away stand in such a way that you cast a shadow over your garage door s beam sensor but of course don t block the beam itself just the sunlight that is shining on it and then press your remote control so that your door will close.

Unable to close garage door.

If the hub has to be installed further away from the opener it must still be installed inside the garage so that the. You may also need to reprogram your keypad or replace the batteries in it. Simply select the door closing time from the built in timer from 2 minutes to 20 minutes. Press the button as you observe a small blinking red light on the box where the chain enters and exits.

Check the battery in your remote operator by walking into the garage holding it in your hand. This problem bugged me for several months. If your garage door opens ok but won t close then it s possible the safety reversing sensors are not correctly aligned. The light will flash two times.

Hub is too close to the motor unit unplug the hub and move it away at least 4 6 feet from the motorhead. If you re too far away this can cause a. This also disables any remotes or wireless keypads. Test to see if the door will open and close.

Garage door closer shuts the door for you automatically when you forget. When the lock button is on the garage door opener will work from the door control but the remote controls are locked out. An audio signal sounds when door is about to close. Also verify the antenna on the motor unit is in the proper placement.

If the beam is broken or the sensors are misaligned the sensor light s will go off and subsequently tell the operator not close the door. Hopefully after you read this you won t have the same problem in the future. The keypad doesn t work firstly check that you re using it within the range required for your opener. If your door control has a lock button it may have been turned on.

Quickly test the quality of your opener s wiring by following these steps. Press the lock button to turn this feature off. The garage door may attempt to go down but will come right back up and the overhead light on the garage door opener will blink. Reposition the hub on.