There is a safety sensor mounted near the floor on either side of the door these sensors have electronic eyes that have to see each other or the door control stops the garage door from closing.
Garage door won t close unless you hold the button.
Garage door goes up but won t go down.
Door starts down then stops before it is closed.
Only the wall button will close it.
It is a craftsman.
Step by step procedures to try if the garage door of your home will not go down without holding the button before calling a repair man was this video helpful.
Does anyone know how to fix this.
Neither wireless remotes work.
I ve made sure there are no obstacles and that the sensors are aligned properly.
My craftsman garage door opener won t close unless i hold the button down until it closes all the way.
When the door is up the sensor lights are off.
I have disconnected the safety devises and still have the same issue.
If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close.
Garage door will not close without holding down the wall button.
When i push my inside of garage button for the door to close the door attempts to go down motor light flashes and door goes back up again.
My garage door will not close unless i hold the button down.
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Garage door won t open unless i hold the wall button down.
My garage door will open by just pressing the button once but to close it i have to hold in the button until it fully closes.
After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on.
If the remotes will still open the door but it will only close if you hold the button down on the wall control continuously then you likely have an issue with the safety sensors.
Check garage door for binding.
This sets the in car transmitter to be your garage door openers make transmitter but you are not done.
I suggest you add the full model number of your garage door opener so that the expert can provide you with a more detailed answer.
Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly.