My Garage Door Won T Close Without Holding Button

When you pressed the button did the opener lights blink at you.

My garage door won t close without holding button.

My name is xxxxx xxxxx would be glad to assist. Garage door does not close. The garage door did not want to close when she pressed the button on the remote. When you can close the door with the wall button by holding it down until it completely closes and the remotes only make the door move a small amount and the door returns that is the sign of the safety sensor system.

Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked. Leaving it open all night is not a. The majority of garage doors manufactured since the early 1990s are equipped with this safety feature. The photo eye components consist of two pieces that align face to face across each side of the garage door roughly four feet above the ground.

Yes there is a problem with the photoelectric eyes. Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down. My tools are in the garage. It was late in the evening.

If your garage door won t close all the way the problem could be due to a blocked photo eye. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. My wife had just come home. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.

When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes. They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting. 3 fixes for a garage door that won t close.