Garage Door Only Closes If I Hold The Button

Door closes only if you hold in the push button.

Garage door only closes if i hold the button. Align clean or replace as needed. They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting. So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning. One of the sensor lights will usually be blinking when there is a malfunction.

This method is the only way to override the safety sensors and close the door. You may find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction. A small amount and the door returns that is the sign of the safety sensor system. Until it completely closes and the remotes only make the door move.

Misaligned dirty or defective photo eyes. This method is the only way to override the safety and close the door. Copied this off the website in my source. This is also a direct clue that the safety sensors are the problem.

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. When you can close the door with the wall button by holding it down. You are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.