Garage door opener symptoms
A garage door opener that reverses on its own, won't open or works intermittently will need some troubleshooting to fix the problem. Our symptoms and troubleshooting advice can help you determine what's causing these and other garage door opener failures. You can then get the repair parts you need and use our garage door opener repair guides to help get your garage door opener working again.
Symptoms common to all garage door openers
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Main causes: neighbor's remote programmed at the same time as yours, faulty wall control wiring, bad wall control unit…
Main causes: faulty logic control board, bad RPM sensor, broken gears in the drive system, bad drive motor…
Main causes: loose fasteners, broken brackets, need preventive maintenance, worn drive gears, loose or worn belt, loose …
Things to do: check garage door travel, tighten brackets and fasteners, test safety sensors, check travel limits and for…
Main causes: garage door opener misaligned, travel limits need adjustment, bad travel limit switches, faulty logic contr…
Main causes: garage door locked, damaged garage door tracks, up-force setting needs adjustment, RPM sensor failure, bad …
Main causes: radio interference, weak remote batteries, sunlight interference with safety sensor beams, safety sensors n…
Main causes: safety sensor beams blocked, safety sensors not aligned, downforce setting needs adjustment, damaged garage…
Most common repair guides to help fix your garage door openers
These step-by-step repair guides will help you safely fix what’s broken on your garage door opener.
How to replace a chain-drive garage door opener gear and sprocket assembly
Learn how to replace the gear and sprocket assembly on your garage door opener if the drive motor runs but the door won'…
How to replace a garage door opener logic board
The logic board is the brains of the garage door opener. If the remote doesn't work or the door doesn't open and close p…
How to replace a garage door opener drive chain and cable assembly
If your garage door won’t move, the chain and cable assembly on your garage door opener could be broken. Follow these st…
Effective articles & videos to help repair your garage door openers
Use the advice and tips in these articles and videos to get the most out of your garage door opener.
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