Garage Door Opener Not Working With Remote

The garage door remote won t work but the wall switch does check the batteries and electrical connections in the remote to make sure they are working correctly.

Garage door opener not working with remote.

If this still doesn t work then it may not be a problem with your opener at all. The most common cause of garage door remote control failure are weak or dead batteries. If they are working correctly the problem might be because of the safety sensors. It may also be that the mechanics of the door aren t working and so your opener is sending the signal to open but the door can t.

Some garage doors have infrared sensors that shoot an invisible beam across the door. If pressing the button on your garage door s remote control doesn t work check the batteries first. Another common reason your garage door remote control might not work is because of a blown ground fault interpreter gfi. The opener mechanic may have a fault where it doesn t receive the signal your remote is putting out.

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. Simple but true the remote transmitter needs power to send a signal to your opener. To be sure that the batteries are always good use name brand quality batteries instead of discount brands.