Garage Door Opener Have To Hold Button Down To Close

Door starts down then stops before it is closed.

Garage door opener have to hold button down to close.

One of the sensor lights will usually be blinking when there is a malfunction. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. When i disconnect the carriage and manually move door it seems to move smoothly in both directions.

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. The wall button and remote work fine for opening door but i have to hold down the wall button to close it. When button pushed as normal door starts to go down then reverses back to read more.

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. I have a 1 2 hp craftsman garage door opener that is about 20 years old. There is a problem with the photoelectric eyes.

Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked. When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes. So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning. Garage door opener will not close unless switch is held garage door opener will not close unless switch is held until fully down.

Recently the wall switch that powers opening and closing is not lit and will not activate the opener. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. Can you hold the button down to make the door go 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.