Garage Door Remote Control Works Intermittently

Locate and eliminate the source of the rf interference.

Garage door remote control works intermittently.

Garages garage door openers work shops sheds breezeways and carports liftmaster garage door opener remotes work intermittently hi all. It is a genie h 4000 07. Modern remotes transmit a binary number to your garage door opener. To reprogram your garage door remote locate then press your opener s learn button.

Simple but true the remote transmitter needs power to send a signal to your opener. All work fine for 2 or 3 days then none work for opening when i come home. Some garage doors have infrared sensors that shoot an invisible beam across the door. If the remote works only when held within a few feet of the motor unit rf interference is probably the problem.

Try a 888lm wall control and new remote. The garage door remote won t work but the wall switch does. Then within 30 seconds hold the button on your remote for three seconds or until garage door opener s lights flash or the led light on your opener blinks. Try using your remote to open or close your door to determine if the reprogramming was successful.

Check the batteries and electrical connections in the remote to make sure they are working correctly. The problem is often intermittent. Most modern garage door remotes transmit at 315 mhz. I have 3 wired buttons and then the remote in my car.

Garage door remote control works intermittently 10 out of 10 based on 229 ratings. I am new to the forum and no better way to start. If pressing the button on your garage door s remote control doesn t work check the batteries first. If they are working correctly the problem might be because of the safety sensors.

It ll then start the motor running that opens your garage door. Almost all mornings but not all it will work when i open the door from the wired button in my living room. My electric garage door opener only works intermittently. Works intermittently radio interference from other devices such as photoelectric sensors for security lights can prevent the garage door opener from responding to the signal from the remote.

Transmits on 3 frequency s works to cut through interference has option to work with a smart phone.