Garage Door Opener Have To Hold Button Down

Hold your transmitter up near the selected button pressing both the garage door remote and the selected in car transmitter button simultaneously.

Garage door opener have to hold button down.

I have checked that there is power to the opener and that is not the problem however if i tap the underside of the opener motor with a stick the unit lights up and the. Until it completely closes and the remotes only make the door move. Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly. To open my garage door i have to hold down the button on my wall until the door is at least halfway up.

You are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing. One of the sensor lights will usually be blinking when there is a malfunction. When you can close the door with the wall button by holding it down. A small amount and the door returns that is the sign of the safety sensor system.

If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. Any transmitter like a handheld clicker or outdoor keypad will also not work to close the door if there is a problem with the sensor. Recently the wall switch that powers opening and closing is not lit and will not activate the opener. If i lift my finger off the button before that point the door will stop and then i have to.

I have a 1 2 hp craftsman garage door opener that is about 20 years old. If it did then a sensor failure would cause the door to work anyway creating a safety issue. They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting. Having to hold down the button is a classic something has interrupted the beam symptom.

Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed.