If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly.
Garage door opener starts to open push button again.
It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again.
If you garage door is lowering then reversing.
You ll need your owner s manual as the procedure to reset the remote varies by manufacturer but it s a relatively quick fix that involves pushing the buttons on.
Broken garage door torsion or extension springs.
Check to make sure the chain belt assembly is not broken or off its pulley.
Replace broken chain belts sprockets or pulleys.
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.
Check to make sure the pulley is not boken.
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.
This is almost always the result of a dirty.
Try resetting the remote.
If the remote were to malfunction due to a backward battery installation you might mistake this for a more serious problem with your garage door opener.
By wade shaddy updated december 19 2018 you push the button to close the garage door.