Garage Door Will Not Go Down Unless You Hold Button

First check the sensor lights.

Garage door will not go down unless you hold button.

After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. 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.

When the door is up the sensor lights are off. Can you hold the button down to make the door go down. My garage door will not close unless i hold the button down. When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes.

Door starts down then stops before it is closed. I ve made sure there are no obstacles and that the sensors are aligned properly. Check garage door for binding. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.

Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed.