Garage Door Opener Closes With Main Button Not Remote

If the garage door opener is not powered up it won t work.

Garage door opener closes with main button not remote. If the remote works from inside the garage but not from the outside then most likely the antenna wire on the garage door opener itself may be damaged broken or not in visible range. Here are the troubleshooting steps. While this may seem like a no brainer one of the most common causes of garage door opener failure is simply the result of the power cord working loose from the electrical outlet. Disconnect the wires from the button and touch the bare ends together.

A remote control uses batteries to send wireless signals so a dead battery may cause it to fail even though the door control works. Stand within 20 feet of your garage door and attempt pressing the button if your remote is further away from the door the signal won t be strong enough to prompt the door. Your garage door opener is equipped with an integrated receiver logic board that receives a signal from for your hand held remote controls wirelessly whereas your wall mounted door control panel is hard wired. If you have push in connectors remove the wires they may be color coded keep track of which is which and briefly connect a wire to the two terminals.

In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. When you manually push the button on the receiver does the door activate. Simple but true the remote transmitter needs power to send a signal to your opener. If your garage door won t open with remote activation the problem could be the result of an expired battery in your remote transmitter.

The first thing you want to check is the socket your craftsman opener is connected to. If the door operates the problem is in the wire or button. The button is bad. Check to be sure the antenna is attached and if it is not hanging down from the unit move the antenna so it can catch the beam being sent by the remote.

If you tried operating the garage door opener from both the remote control and the door control and the opener did not activate. The first thing to check is the transmission receiver on the inside wall of your garage. Check the power supply.