My Garage Door Will Not Close Unless I Hold The Button

Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly.

My garage door will not close unless i hold the button.

They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. My garage door will open by just pressing the button once but to close it i have to hold in the button until it fully closes. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close.

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. 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. If pressing the button on your garage door s remote control doesn t work check the batteries first. Check garage door for binding.

It is a craftsman. This is of course a safety feature to prevent the heavy garage door crushing anyone or anything that might be in the pathway of the door when it comes down. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Depending on the brand.

Does anyone know how to fix this. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. Simple but true the remote transmitter needs power to send a signal to your opener. This sets the in car transmitter to be your garage door openers make transmitter but you are not done.