Garage Door Will Only Shut If I Hold Button

If i just press and release the button the door starts to close then reverses.

Garage door will only shut if i hold button.

You are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing. Check contact reverse test that is in the owners manuals check the garage door for binding. The wall button and remote work fine for opening door but i have to hold down the wall button to close it. Most likely this will resolve the situation.

This is also a direct clue that the safety sensors are the problem. Garage door won t close unless button is held. Step by step procedures to try if the garage door of your home will not go down without holding the button before calling a repair man was this video helpful. You may find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction.

Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. Try replacing the batteries in the remote and trying again. It is a craftsman. Check if limits are set properly.

This method is the only way to override the safety sensors and close the door. They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting. 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. In the case that the door responds to the switch then there s a good chance it s the remote that has an issue.

Any transmitter like a handheld clicker or outdoor keypad will also not work to close the door if there is a problem with the sensor. When you can close the door with the wall button by holding it down. When i disconnect the carriage and manually move door it seems to move smoothly in both directions. A small amount and the door returns that is the sign of the safety sensor system.

When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button until the door fully closes. So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning. If that isn t the problem then try opening and closing the door with the wall switch. Or door will only open check safe t beam wire connection at the powerhead and at the stb s.

Adjust the limits as needed. Tuesday june 26 2018.