Garage Door Will Not Close Light On

Garage door light flashing but won t close.

Garage door will not close light on.

To prevent the garage door from injuring someone in the door or damaging an item in the way of the door all models of liftmaster garage door openers come installed with a safety sensor. There are a few things which can cause this. When you see you garage door opener lights flashing and the garage door will not close it could be the lock button or the safety reversing sensors. Sometimes the fix can be as simple as replacing the batteries in the opener.

If necessary you can close the garage door by pressing and holding the door control push bar until down travel is completed. For the door to close correctly without reversing the safety sensors need to be aligned perfectly and there should be nothing in the way of the light beam. With the diagnostic feature on craftsman you can know what exactly the issue is. Garage doors sometimes seem to have a mind of their own often deciding when and how far they want to open or close.

If anything interrupts this beam of light the garage door will not close and the ceiling light on the opener mechanism will flash as mentioned in the previous step. This is of course a safety feature to prevent the heavy garage door crushing anyone or anything that might be in the pathway of the door when it comes down. Start by checking if.