Garage Door Will Not Close Unless I Hold The Button

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.

Garage door will not close unless i hold the button.

One sends a beam of infra red light to the other. Does anyone know how to fix this. The first was checking and removing the light in the opener certain lights or looseness of fittings can cause frequencies that can disrupt the remote signal and is in play when the door is freshly opened but not when it has been closed for a while which explains the asymmetry. 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.

Depending on the brand. My garage door will open by just pressing the button once but to close it i have to hold in the button until it fully closes. They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting.