They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting.
Have to hold wall button to close garage door.
To get it to close i have to hold the button in until it gets to the bottom.
Go to the door control take the door control off the wall by popping off the push button.
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A wall console unit for a garage door opener is not a complicated device so it s fairly simple to troubleshoot when something seems to go wrong.
There is a screw under the push button that holds the door control on the wall.
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You are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing.
If remote controls do not work then replace the wire.
Step by step procedures to try if the garage door of your home will not go down without holding the button before calling a repair man was this video helpful.
Depending on the model most work by connecting two to four wires onto terminals mounting the device on the wall and then plugging the unit into an electrical outlet.
Any transmitter like a handheld clicker.
Remove the wires from the back of the door control.
Is this something i can fix without calling a garage door guy.
The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.
The garage door opens fine.
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.
If i push the button to close it the light flashes and it comes back up.
Test the remote controls.
When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes.
If you have a problem with your wall switch being unable to open or close the garage door then it s often a problem somewhere in the power supply.
Why do i have to hold down the button to close the garage door.