Garage Door Closes With Remote But Not With Wall Switch

If the unit operates correctly with the remote the ones going to the photocell are probably ok.

Garage door closes with remote but not with wall switch.

Ok thanks for the added information the symptom you are describing is usually related to a failure in yoursafety sensors photo eyes when the photo eyes or associated wiring are malfunctioning the door will often open as normal with the remotes and wall buttons however will not close with the remotes or keypad and will only close by keepingconstant pressure on the wall button the safety sensors are located at the door with one on each side facingeach other. If your garage door isn t closing all the way but also doesn t reverse you might need to adjust something called the limit switch. If you have a problem with your wall switch being unable to open or close the garage door then it s often a problem somewhere in the power supply. Remote batteries are depleted.

The garage door may attempt to go down but will come right back up and the overhead light on the garage door opener will blink. This means your garage door won t budge in any way shape or form and you vehicle may very well be trapped inside when you need it. However there is always the possibility that neither the remote control nor wall switch will open the garage door. Note that most openers will have two sets of wires one going to the button and another to the photocell safety mechanism.

Garage door openers come with an adjustable switch that dictates. 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. This also disables any remotes or wireless keypads. The solutions first check your fuses gfci or breaker to see if any of them have tripped broken or burnt out.

Bad wiring or button. This is the override for the safety sensors. When neither the remote nor the wall switch will open a garage door in most cases you should look to the motor unit. A good way to see if this is what s wrong with your door is make sure nothing is blocking the door from closing and hold down the wall mounted button inside your garage.

Meanwhile others are more severe and indicate a pressing repair need.