Garage Door Intermittently Opens An Inch

You push the button to close the garage door.

Garage door intermittently opens an inch.

This will cause the door to open and close until the button becomes unstuck. Clean the button as well as the connections in the housing if this is the case. You may also need to reprogram your keypad or replace the batteries in it. It isn t always easy to clean the buttons some are exposed others are enclosed but often times it is just oxidization and temp matters noybman sep 15 17 at 3 14.

Also verify the antenna on the motor unit is in the proper placement. To troubleshoot the garage door opener button make sure it s clean and free of debris. Try to operate the garage door manually this helps you determine if the problem is related to the door or the motor. If you re too far away this can cause a problem with opening or closing the door.

Ever notice how it is easier to pull a wagon over a curb than it is to push it. It will make troubleshooting later much easier. It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again. In fact you really should read the entire garage door repair article.

Fresh batteries clean contacts on the batteries and on the button s is critical. When the garage door opener works intermittently the logic board may be experiencing radio frequency rf interference from nearby sources such as security lights ham radios and some electronics. Firstly check that you re using it within the range required for your opener. Quite often the cause of your door s malfunction is an improperly set garage door limit.

A garage door that only opens halfway becomes a nuisance for many reasons. Remember that sometimes a garage door opener can increase the binding in a door just because of the way it pushes the door down. The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. If the remote works only when held within a few feet of the motor unit rf interference is probably the problem.

If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. In fact garage door opener remotes are not robust rf devices.