Garage Door Will Not Go Down Unless You Hold Button

When you pressed the button did the opener lights blink at you.

Garage door will not go down unless you hold button.

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. I ve made sure there are no obstacles and that the sensors are aligned properly. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. Can you hold the button down to make the door go down.

First check the sensor lights. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down. After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on.

The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. Check garage door for binding. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked.

Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. My garage door will not close unless i hold the button down.