Garage Door Opener Works Inside Not Outside

Use your garage door opener remote to test the functionality of your door.

Garage door opener works inside not outside.

Remotes for the garage door opener only work when standing right under the garage door opener and will not work when outside the garage. Both remotes will open door from inside garage as will wall switch. Verify if there isn t a block between them. The model ia139 53962srt1 any help.

I have replaced the battery on reprogrammed the remotes with no luck. I purchased and installed a craftsman garage door opener model 139 53918d this week. Check to be sure the antenna is attached and if it is not hanging down from the unit move the antenna so it can catch the beam being sent by the remote. I have also checked to see that the antenna is hanging down.

They need to have a clear line of sight between them in order for the door to work properly. Still doesn t work every time outside or in the cars. However if all the garage door openers stop working at the same time then most likely the garage door antenna is not attached properly or the garage door opener itself needs to be reset. Yes the garage door is metal with small windows at the top.

My garage door remotes will not open door from the outside unless you are right in front of the door. This just started this morning they worked last night. A gfi is responsible for protecting your home from any potential electrical dangers such as overheating. Then look to see if the rollers are in working order.

If the remote works from inside the garage but not from the outside then most likely the antenna wire on the garage door opener itself may be damaged broken or not in visible range. Our garage door opener is at least 10 yrs old this just happened today. It did close it from outside garage but i could not open it again. Not all have it but many have a 12 wire than hangs down.

First you should check the safety sensors. It is c read more. Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community. Will open from inside garage but both remotes will not open door from outside when door closed.

I tried extending the antenna up adding wire ti extend to front of garage. Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community. Another common reason your garage door remote control might not work is because of a blown ground fault interpreter gfi. The opener is working fine using the wall control however the remote controls only work within the garage and a few feet outside the garage.

Safety sensors are the electronic eyes near the base of the door track on both sides. If this got pushed up or is behind the opener it may be less sensitive to transmissions outside the front of the garage. You can try to simply unplug the garage door opener from the wall for 30 seconds and see if that resets it.