My Garage Door Won T Open Or Close With Remote

If the door opens when you press the button on the wall mounted control keypad but not when you use the remote you might have just pinpointed the source of the problem.

My garage door won t open or close with remote.

If so go inside your garage with the remote you had in your car and with the garage closed test the remote to see if the door opens. The antenna on the motor could be damaged or blocked from the signal. When you manually push the button on the receiver does the door activate. First make sure the batteries are in working orderin your remote control.

To reprogram your garage door remote locate then press your opener s learn button. To unlock the lock feature hold your finger on the lock button for 10 seconds the green light will stop blinking and become steady. This breaks that invisible beam turns off one or both of the sensor lights and prevents the door from operating with the garage door remote or wireless keypad. You might be out of range.

Press the button as you observe a small blinking red light on the box where the chain enters and exits. These prevent the operation of the garage door opener with hand held remotes. Then within 30 seconds hold the button on your remote for three seconds or until garage door opener s lights flash or the led light on your opener blinks. When the liftmaster wall station is locked you will notice a blinking green light in the center of the large white push button.

To solve this problem take hold of the misaligned sensor and gently push or pull it until the sensor light comes back on. If the door opens with the wall switch a simple battery change in the remote should do the trick. If not then your remote is most likely broken and you need to replace it. Make sure it is hanging down from the motor.

The first thing to check is the transmission receiver on the inside wall of your garage. Try using your remote to open or close your door to determine if the reprogramming was successful. Try resetting the remote. If your garage door won t open with remote activation the problem could be the result of an expired battery in your remote transmitter.