My Garage Door Will Not Close Unless I Hold The Button Down

If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.

My garage door will not close unless i hold the button down.

My garage door will not close unless i hold the button down. However the remote would not be able to close the door even if you held the button. In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. If anything interrupts this beam of light the garage door will not close and the ceiling light on the opener mechanism will flash as mentioned in the previous step.

After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on. When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.

Adjusting the protector system sensors fixed my problem and the door now operates correctly. The protector system safety reversing sensors. First check the sensor lights. When the door is up the sensor lights are off.

Check garage door for binding. Depending on the brand. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all.

Another clue to the mystery was if you held the wall switch the door would completely close. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.