Questions tagged [garage-door-opener]
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Garage door motor has become hypersensitive to downforce setting
Chamberlain Liftmaster Professional Formula 1 motor, probably about 20 years old. The door operates smoothly and easily by hand without the motor. Both springs replaced about 2 years ago.
In the ...
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What are my options for a low ceiling garage door opener?
I have a two car garage with a low ceiling and limited side wall space. Whoever installed the two garage door openers decided that they needed the head room and cut out a strip of drywall running the ...
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How do I fix a chamberlain garage door opener that won't work due to light circuit interference
My Chamberlain model 9902 garage door opener remotes only work if the light circuit is turned off using the hardwired key pad. It did not matter whether I used an LED, and CF or an incandescent, or ...
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What is the frequency (MHz) for Guardian garage opener 2211-D 600SL? [closed]
My remote control operates on both 303 and 390 MHZ. But I can't find which frequency my garage door opener operates on. I would like to get this remote keypad but it only works with 303 MHZ. So if my ...
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Dead garage door opener
I have a ten year old Craftsman, three quarter horse, chain drive opener. It is totally dead. No lights, motor, nothing. Power outlet is good. Chain is properly tight. I plug it back into the outlet ...
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Remote garage door opener malfunction [closed]
Wall opener opens the door but does not close it. Same issue from my car. There was a power outage recently. Does it mean the opener is damaged?
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Installing a sectioned garage door that's slightly wider than the opening
I want to replace my non-power garage door (up-and-over type) with a 8x7 ft. sectional one that rolls on a track. This way I can park cars right up next to it outside and not worry about opening ...
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New garage door opener won't work because of sensors or something else?
I have a old chamberlain garage door opener with sensors. Its motherboard started going bad - not allowing opens and closes based on transmitter. Sensors worked fine.
Replaced it with chamberlain ...
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Info on my Genie AT-90 remote
I just bought a 1970's house in El Paso, Texas.
I have a Genie Door Opener (screw drive known as the green monster) Model 404.
Along with that I have a Genie Cryptar II Model AR 75 receiver
It works ...
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Can I install an automatic garage door opener in this old house?
Right now I have to manually open, close, and lock the garage door every time I need to exit/enter my garage. The house is 80+ years old and hasn't had any work done on it since. Would this be a ...
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garage door opener replacement
i am looking to replace my current garage door opener. the images below show that the opener track was installed on an angled bracket along with the torsion spring. is it safe to remove the track ...
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Garage keypad and remote won’t work together
I have a Genie Pro 1024 garage opener and have a genie outdoor keypad and generic universal remote opener for the car. I first programmed the keypad and it worked great. Then I programmed the remote ...
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OLD Chamberlain Liftmaster (1280R) garage door won't close but both the green and orange lights are steadily lit
I can only close the door by holding down the wall button the whole time and the remotes won't work at all. The motor LED blinks 4 times and the overhead light blinks 10 times - so both are indicating ...
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Garage door suddenly really heavy, opener gives up
I just came back from a week out of town and noticed my garage door opener isn't working. When I press the button it moves about an inch then gives up.
I tried disconnecting the electric opener and ...
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Garage Door Opener Carriage "Camming Out"
When I attempt to open my garage door using the opener, the door stops moving and the opener emits a terrible sound (like an impact drill or a hammmering sound) that I assume is the opener's carriage ...
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LiftMaster 1280R door won't close
I have a somewhat ancient LiftMaster 1280R and the door does not close. The light blinks as if it were a safety sensor issue, but the lights on both sensors are solid. I've tried replacing the safety ...
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Why does my garage door only close if I push it closed?
When I click the button, my garage door always OPENS fine.
However, if I want to close it, hitting the button does not work. I have to manually shove it open an extra inch (ie, push the garage door ...
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Why isn't my overhead door closing completely?
My garage door doesn't close all the way.
It stays around 15cm open.
Here is what I did:
1- I adjusted the Opening and closing limits : still the same 15cm open
2- I changed the bolt in the ...
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How do I remove the cover on Chamberlain 9300 model CH-1000?
We recently purchased a home that has garage doors and openers. I’m trying to access the back of the Chamberlain 9300 model CH-1000 and cannot find any clips or screws to take off the housing cover. ...
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Newly installed Chamberlain garage door opener blinks lights twice when trying to open
I installed a new Chamberlain B4505T garage door opener. When I press the open button the lights blink twice and nothing happens. The sensors seem to be installed correctly. There is an amber light ...
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Garage Door Sticking On Open (only first time)
When my garage door has not been operated for 23-36 hours or more, it "sticks" in first second of being opened. It is much more pronounced in summer months, i.e. when temperature and ...
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Garage door opener not learning remotes anymore
I have a 3/4 Craftsman Garage Door opener that came with my house of indeterminate age. A few months back, all but one of the remotes stopped working on the unit, as well as the external keypad. On ...
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Why would remotes work reliably on one garage door opener, but unreliable on another?
I have 2 older Home Builder garage door openers. Both have hard wired buttons on the wall that work fine for opening and closing.
My remote in my vehicle and another hand held one work to open my ...
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Garage door makes thunking/banging sound when raising the door
One of my garage doors has suddenly started making an unusual noise when raising the door. It still works fine, but I'm guessing from this sound that won't be for long. It's an Overhead Door opener ...
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garage door remote doesn't work at night
We can't close or open the garage door remotely at night for many months. It works in the daytime but not at night. Weird. I can't find any answers. Batteries are good (we use two separate remotes. ...
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No power to garage door opener and garage lights
One morning all the lights aa well as my garage door opener stopped working. Even including the outer lights directly in front of the garage. But all the outlets ive checked still work just fine. ...
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Garage Door - Hinge Broken
My garage door is 10 years old. Recently I noticed that a hinge is broken/snapped (as pointed by arrow). I couldn't find any such part online or in Home Depot. Few questions:
What is this part called ...
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Correct way to frame a garage door opening
My current garage door is recessed about 8" into the wall of the garage. This seems to be a pretty standard practice, however, I'm wondering if moving it closer to the outside could cause any ...
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Why aren't my garage door remotes working?
I have a Liftmaster 1/2HP garage door. For the past couple of months, the remotes have been getting less and less reliable. Now, they won't open or close the door at all. I've looked at multiple posts ...
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Garage Door Only Operates When Light Is Off [duplicate]
I've done all the digging I could on the internet and still can't fix the issue. I want to get a second opinion before I shell out $240 for a new garage door opener. Right now, I have an older Sears ...
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New garage door opener doesn't close on first try
I bought a brand new Chamberlain B2405 to replace my old garage door opener that stopped working.
This new opener will start closing but then stop and re-open, like there was some obstruction, but it ...
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Lift Master Garage Door - remote hardly works from outside the garage
Scenario
When pulling up to our home the garage door opener only works sometimes - roughly 1/10 clicks. Our Lift Master was installed in 2011.
Troubleshooting
tried new batteries in all remotes
tried ...
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Troubleshooting Craftsman Garage Door Opener - Won't Close
Craftsman 41AC150-1M, 1/2 HP chain drive. Opens OK but when closing it will go some random distance then the light will go off for a split second and power to the chain drive will be cut. The door may ...
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Garage door opener get stuck sometimes
My garage door opener get stuck sometimes, it gives the sound it is going to close the garage door then it rolls back a little then stops.
Another push to the remote and same thing happens, it tries ...
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Wiring Genie garage controller with GoControl Z-Wave module
Issue
Which pins on the Genie's garage controller should I connect Z-Wave module's cables?
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I'm installing Z-Wave bind module for Genie's garage controller. Section 7 in the Z-Wave module's ...
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Troubleshooting Craftsman 1/2HP garage opener with 5 blinking lights
After opening the garage door just once yesterday it wouldn't close.
What I've tried w/o success:
Clearing obstructions.
Realigning sensors. I know its not sensors because when I purposely misalign ...
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Release rope opens garage door but not the opener or door arm
We have an automatic garage/overhead door that has suddenly stopped functioning properly. There is a "release rope" with a handle that hangs down a few feet and when I pull that, the door ...
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Garage door fingerprint reader - opener compatibility issue with old hard-wired opener button - retrofit possible?
I want to connect a Chamberlain 942FP / 379LM fingerprint reader garage door "keypad" to a Chamberlain B750T (I think a.k.a. B750) opener. Unfortunately the fingerprint reader is much older ...
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Garage door alignment
My sectional garage door doesn't seem to be aligned correctly. The springs are at the rear, like this:
There's a scraping noise when operating that seems to be coming from the left cable drum. The ...
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Electric garage door (Garador Garamatic 20) won't 'learn'
Possibly a very specific question only related to people with experience of Garador electric garage door openers.
My garamatic 20 failed today. One of the wheels in the up and over door came out of ...
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Garage door opener won't work with remotes when light sockets are on
This anomaly is occurring on both of my garage door openers, and began about the same time. One of them also stopped working at all after about a month, and I had to replace the motor start capacitor ...
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Do I need a ground wire for garage door opener?
I am replacing a garage door opener that is hardwired. I have disconnected everything and inside I have three wires black, white, and red. My original plan was to wire up an outlet. In the past when I ...
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LiftMaster remote not linking to Genie Garage opener/controller
Googling "liftmaster remote for genie controller", I do find lots of pages about "Genie remote, Liftmaster garage opener", but I haven't come across any info for the other way ...
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What surge protector should be used for various home electronics/appliances? [closed]
A- How do I choose the right surge protector for a garage door opener?
I recently experienced the effect of a power surge after a lightning and lost a few items.
So my question is how to prevent ...
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Zigbee garage door button
I have that most basic of garage doors with that simple button (that looks like a doorbell) to open/close it.
I’m looking to replace that button with a zigbee one for remote control.
But I haven’t ...
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Liftmaster garage door opens fine from remote but won't open at main button
My main button doesn't work by the door but my remote is working fine to open and close my garage door. I took off the main button and touched the wires together it still didn't work. The button has a ...
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Garage door opener works with remote but not switch
I have a 20-year-old Python Garage door opener. Worked fine.
I decided to add an additional "push-button" dry contact relay to the mix so I could operate it with my phone. After unplugging ...
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LiftMaster garage door stopped closing
I have a LiftMaster 1/2 HP from 2004 (sorry, don't know the model offhand). Just yesterday it started exhibiting this behavior:
Opening the door works fine.
When closing the door, it will travel 90% ...
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How to remove a single remote from liftmaster garage door opener
I have a garage door with a red auto-learn button that is used by several people. I would like to remove a single programmed remote from the opener without deprogramming all the other remotes that are ...
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Is there spring tension on this garage door part?
We have bedrooms above the garage and I am trying to reduce the noise from the garage doors. I have installed a vibration isolation kit like this on the opener/motor, which already made a huge ...
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