Garage Door Will Not Go Down Unless You Hold Button

Depending on the brand of garage door you have one of the sensor lights may flash dim or go out completely when the beam is interrupted.

Garage door will not go down unless you hold button.

When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. Check garage door for binding. Something is blocking the beam either the sender or receiver is misaligned kicked.

After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. First check the sensor lights. I ve made sure there are no obstacles and that the sensors are aligned properly.

When you pressed the button did the opener lights blink at you. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down.

Can you hold the button down to make the door go down. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. Yes there is a problem with the photoelectric eyes.