WTF is wrong with my garage door

[Macklessdaddy 10+ year member]

before i blow a grand on a new garage door,somebody help me figure this out.when i try to close the door from the inside it starts to close then opens right back up,but if i hold the button down it will close.WTF is wrong

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[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

same thing going on at the house my g/f just moved into, No idea

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

google answers everything, apparently your sensors are misaligned

http://www.fixya.com/support/t697356-door_will_only_close_when_held_down

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, its just the sensors. Make sure they're straight. Happens here all the time whenever we accidentally bump them.

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

Is something blocking the sensor near the ground?

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EDIT: There ya go, knew it was probally something with the sensors..

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

i've had that happen before. its some kind of connection. it has come loose because of the hot temp, and it wont work unless its held down. i believe its the button

 

[Macklessdaddy 10+ year member]

I had this happen about 3 months ago,a tech came out and adjusted something and it was all good but now same thing,my wife said **** it and replace the whole thing with teh nice roll up 1 but I don't want to spend that money on a fuccin garage door,I like buying shit I want not shit I need

 

[Macklessdaddy 10+ year member]

nah it is not the sensors,I believe it's something in the control box thingamajig

 

[bk12321 10+ year member]

teell that dumb ***** who fixed it the first time that its still broken

 

[Macklessdaddy 10+ year member]

teell that dumb ***** who fixed it the first time that its still broken

bout to,i did it through my home warrany

 

[rippinitup7 10+ year member]

a manual door that you open by hand will never give you these problems.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

a manual door that you open by hand will never give you these problems.

hard on the back tho, back surgery ftl lol

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

hard on the back tho, back surgery ftl lol

not if the spring tension is set right.......even on the auto door opener, the springs do the lifting, not the opener

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

ah, all the doors ive had to lift were old ones

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

I know my sensors go out of line so often, and it's a pain in the ***. by holding the button you essentially bypass the sensors (not good if you have outdoor pets / small children, lol) and closes the garage whether something is in the way or not.

Most sensors have a status LED on them, make sure they are both on. If one is off or both are off, make sure the plug is in securely and play with them until you get them aiming straight at each other.