You pull into the driveway after a long day at work. It is cold and rainy outside, and you are ready to be home! You push on the garage door remote opener and nothing happens. So, you try again a bit harder this time. One last effort is required before giving up, so you roll down the window and place the remote outside the window, and still nothing. At this point, you admit defeat, walk to the front door, unlock the door, go in, walk to the garage, press the button, and drive your car in.
If this sounds all too familiar to you, you obviously have something wrong with your garage door remote opener! The most common reason for remote opener failure is a dead or dying battery. Replace all the batteries in the remote and try again.
The second most reason for remote opener failure is a disconnection of the garage door opener itself. If the power went out during the day, you may have to reset your garage door opener. This usually can be done by manually disengaging the garage door from the opener, and then reengaging it.
If your remote opener works intermittently, you may have a radio frequency problem. Although unusual, this may occur.
Finally, it’s possible that the remote opener is broken. Try using a different remote opener. If all the other remote openers work, then the non-working remote opener should be replaced.
If you have attempted to fix your opener with the above tips, and are still having problems with your garage door opener, call your local professional garage door contractor for evaluation. They will come and inspect the situation and determine the cause of the problem.
