Garage Door Will Not Go Down Unless You Hold Button

Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down.

Garage door will not go down unless you hold button.

When the door is up the sensor lights are off. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. Yes there is a problem with the photoelectric eyes.

Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked. I ve made sure there are no obstacles and that the sensors are aligned properly. When you pressed the button did the opener lights blink at you.

First check the sensor lights. After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on. Can you hold the button down to make the door go down. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.

Depending on the brand of garage door you have one of the sensor lights may flash dim or go out completely when the beam is interrupted. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close.