My Garage Door Opener Is Not Working With The Remote

Some garage doors have infrared sensors that shoot an invisible beam across the door.

My garage door opener is not working with the remote. However if all the garage door openers stop working at the same time then most likely the garage door antenna is not attached properly or the garage door opener itself needs to be reset. The garage door remote won t work but the wall switch does check the batteries and electrical connections in the remote to make sure they are working correctly. As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged. If they are working correctly the problem might be because of the safety sensors.

Simple but true the remote transmitter needs power to send a signal to your opener. If pressing the button on your garage door s remote control doesn t work check the batteries first. Another common reason your garage door remote control might not work is because of a blown ground fault interpreter gfi. While this may seem like a no brainer one of the most common causes of garage door opener failure is simply the result of the power cord working loose from the electrical outlet.

To be sure that the batteries are always good use name brand quality batteries instead of discount brands. The most common cause of garage door remote control failure are weak or dead batteries. Neither remote control nor wall switch operates the opener. A gfi is responsible for protecting your home from any potential electrical dangers such as overheating.

Check to be sure the antenna is attached and if it is not hanging down from the unit move the antenna so it can catch the beam being sent by the remote. The most common reason for a garage door remote transmitter to stop working is a dead battery.