Garage Door Opener Have To Hold Button Down To Close

So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning.

Garage door opener have to hold button down to close.

You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. One of the sensor lights will usually be blinking when there is a malfunction. There is a problem with the photoelectric eyes. The wall button and remote work fine for opening door but i have to hold down the wall button to close it.

Garage door opener will not close unless switch is held garage door opener will not close unless switch is held until fully down. 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. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Wiggle the bracket the eyes are attached to maybe just it is loose or the slightest bit of movement may cause the light to blink.

If i just press and release the button the door starts to close then reverses. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. You are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing. Or door will only open.

Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. Can you hold the button down to make the door go 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. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.

When i disconnect the carriage and manually move door it seems to move smoothly in both directions. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. I have a 1 2 hp craftsman garage door opener that is about 20 years old. Recently the wall switch that powers opening and closing is not lit and will not activate the opener.