Garage Door Opener Will Not Close Door Light Is Flashing

If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close.

Garage door opener will not close door light is flashing.

Once you see the double flash press the control button on the remote control. If necessary you can close the garage door by pressing and holding the door control push bar until down travel is completed. If the opener cannot detect that the safety sensors are properly working or connected then the opener lights will flash and the door will refuse to close. Counting the number of times this light flashes will allow you to know the exact fault.

Check if the safe t beams red led light is flashing. Four flashes is the most common reason your opener lights may be flashing is because of your sensor eyes being misaligned. Once you push this button the light on the garage door opener will flash twice. The remote control will not work.

The opener can self diagnose any issues. You ll need to hire a professional to replace the wiring entirely or check to see if the wire disconnected from the opener and reconnect it. If your garage door opener is still blinking try realigning the safety reversing sensors. It should be on and steady.

If this doesn t fix your problem then the problem is more than likely the safety reversing sensors. It informs you of an issue by flashing the diagnostic led light a certain amount of times. At times the garage door opener can malfunction and the garage door will not open or close. To unlock your garage door opener push the lock button for 5 seconds.

If an object has misaligned your sensor eyes then it breaks the electronic beam preventing the garage door to close properly. The door will stop and reverse back upwards.