Liftmaster Garage Door Not Closing Properly

This feature prevents the motor inside the garage door opener from damaging.

Liftmaster garage door not closing properly.

Whether you have a belt drive chain drive or wall mount model find helpful resources manuals videos and more to help you diagnose and fix the problem. If that s not the case then the door won t open fully. This video demonstrates what do if your garage door won t close and the lights on your liftmaster garage door opener are blinking. Liftmaster garage door openers are designed to stop if it senses a resistance or an obstruction while opening.

If your garage door opens ok but won t close then it s possible the safety reversing sensors are not correctly aligned. Never use force adjustments to compensate for a binding or sticking garage door. Too much force on garage door will interfere with proper operation of safety reversal system. If you ve checked the sensor eyes and alignment and the door still won t work properly the open and close limits could be to blame.

These settings also referred to as travel limits tell the opener. When the green indicator light glows steadily tighten the wing nut. This is the sending sensor. We re going to go locate our sensors at the bottom of the door opening.

Loosen the receiving eye wing nut and adjust sensor until it receives the sender s beam. In order to fix this problem. Check power door lock. Never increase force beyond minimum amount required to close garage door.

Remote batteries try changing the batteries. Make sure the lens is clean and that there s nothing obstructing. The power door lock must be deactivated anytime you open the garage door. 0 00 liftmaster garage doo.

There are several reasons why the remote isn t working so there s no need to panic. So there you have it. Safety reversal system must be tested every month. But when your garage door opener fails to close completely if you don t figure out the problem you ll soon be back to the old fashioned way of opening and closing the garage door.