Liftmaster Garage Door Not Closing

Garage door light flashing but won t close.

Liftmaster garage door not closing.

Door opens and closes ok from nov to april approx. Problem has existed 4 5 years. This is the sending sensor. Doing a garage door repair is one of the most difficult things to face especially if you are not familiar with technical diy home repairs.

If your garage door opens ok but won t close then it s possible the safety reversing sensors are not correctly aligned. If you own a wall mount garage door opener like the liftmaster 8500 for example the first thing to check is the cable. Loosen the receiving eye wing nut and adjust sensor until it receives the sender s beam. Check if the safety sensor is connected to the opener properly aligned and there is nothing in the way of the door.

Depending on the brand. We re going to go locate our sensors at the bottom of the door opening. Liftmaster garage door openers troubleshooting support get the liftmaster garage door support you need from chamberlain group. So there you have it.

If necessary you can close the garage door by pressing and holding the door control push bar until down travel is completed. On a security 2 0 garage door opener with an lcd display the lcd display will show error code 4 1 excessive closing force detected to indicate that an obstruction binding or a sticking door was detected. 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. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all.

When you see you garage door opener lights flashing and the garage door will not close it could be the lock button or the safety reversing sensors. First check the sensor lights. When the green indicator light glows steadily tighten the wing nut. The garage door opens but won t close.

The lock button on the door control in on. Because garage doors are a combination of complicated electronics hard to understand mechanical workings an. Other times it is necessary to continually hold down ctl button to close door.