Sears Garage Door Opener Won T Go Down

Common causes for why your garage door won t open with the remote control.

Sears garage door opener won t go down.

Garage door reverses before hitting the floor. Flashes 5x reset but still flashes. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. You push the button to close the garage door.

Make sure that the photoelectric eyes of the safety sensor are aligned. If necessary adjust the settings for travel limits and force limits following the instructions in the owner s manual. Report this by manage my life. Sometimes garage door remote or opener mishaps are minor and a professional can quickly fix them by adjusting your garage door or opener.

To reset it and it still flashes 5 times. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. Meanwhile others are more severe and indicate a pressing repair need. By sears partsdirect staff if your garage door opener won t open and the motor unit lights blink 10 times it usually means you have a problem with your safety sensors.

Unplug the garage door opener from the socket outlet and plug in another device. My craftsman garage door opener went up but won t go down. I ve unplugged it for 30 mins. When the garage door opener doesn t work operate properly check the alignment of the motor unit and or the rail and realign if necessary.

This is to verify if the socket works. This only works on certain electric models. The first thing you want to check is the socket your craftsman opener is connected to. It is a craftsman 1 2 hp garage door opener model 139 53910.

So get a ladder and place it under the opener. In this video from sears partsdirect we ll show you some simple fixes like checking the garage door opener s alignment and clearing obstructions. If you ve tried everything listed above and your garage door still won t go down you can try to force it to close. Two possible problems can lead to a garage door reversing before it even touches the floor.

On the switch pad located on the wall press and hold the pressure plate for a few seconds. When your garage door doesn t open with the remote try.