Garage Door Will Not Go Down Light Flashes

The garage door will.

Garage door will not go down light flashes.

The liftmaster garage door opener lights will flash for ten times. Check if the limits are properly set. When the safety sensor is not properly aligned or something is obstructing the light beam the garage door will fail to close. You push the button to close the garage door.

To troubleshoot your liftmaster safety sensors. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. If you push the garage door opener switch when the sensors are obstructed or not aligned properly your garage door will reverse and the lights will blink 10 times. First check the sensor lights.

If the operator s light bulb isn t flashing once door reversed release the door to manual mode while it s fully closed raise and lower it by hand to check for any obstructions and that the door is correctly balanced. They both have lights and both lights should be on. There is one on each side of the door. Many times the malfunction can be due to a loose connection or broken wire.

This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. Since the lack of power supply is a common problem check the wires around the sensor when the led lights are not flashing. Garage door will go up but not come down when using remote. Eliminate any item in between the sensors.

Sweep the garage floors and look through the sidings to ensure that there are no objects to obstruct the door. Check if the safe t beams red led light is flashing. Garage door starts down then stops and goes back up or safe t beam system malfunction. Once you know that the lock button is not the issue you ll want to check to see if anything is obstructing the sensors or if the sensors need to be realigned.

If you notice this happen start by seeing if anything is obstructing the. If it is a new installation check the postion of the door arm. If your garage door opener won t open and the motor unit lights blink 10 times it usually means you have a problem with your safety sensors. Pressing wall mount it closes.

If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors. Make sure only the safe t beams that came with this garage door opener are installed. Check if something is blocking the way of the safety sensor. Depending on the brand of garage door you have one of the sensor lights may flash dim or go out completely when the beam is interrupted.