I Have To Hold The Garage Door Button

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I have to hold the garage door button.

It is a craftsman. My garage door will not close unless i hold the button down. My garage door will open by just pressing the button once but to close it i have to hold in the button until it fully closes. Hold your transmitter up near the selected button pressing both the garage door remote and the selected in car transmitter button simultaneously.

Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly. On the garage door motor in your garage press the learn smart button once. After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on. Why do i have to hold down the button to close the garage door.

This sets the in car transmitter to be your garage door openers make transmitter but you are not done. Tuesday june 26 2018 you are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing. Does anyone know how to fix this. The garage door will not open close.

So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning. If you have another person who can help now is the time their assistance will be needed. When the door is up the sensor lights are off.