Your garage door is programmed to travel a certain distance before it closes.
Garage door closes slightly then opens.
As is the case with so many issues at the home there s no one reason why your garage door closes then opens.
Garage doors use radio frequencies to open and close.
Try opening the garage door with the remote and see what happens.
Once the door was in the open position i re engaged the carriage and the opener closed it just fine no issues.
I had to release the carriage and manually slide it open.
Here s a rundown of some of the possible reasons this can be happening.
You might need to consider replacing it if your door is not working properly or you may purchase a new opener.
These steps should fix most doors.
It s obviously not the lasers or an alignment issue.
If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.
This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature.
You push the button to close the garage door.
If the door stops short of closing lengthen the close limit by turning the control knob in the direction indicated usually counterclockwise.
Now press the remote control.
Below are three reasons why your garage door opens on its own and some quick fixes you can try.
Any thoughts on what might be causing this strange issue.
The door would not open more than 6 or so and then close again.
To reconnect the garage door to your liftmaster garage door opener manually close the garage door pull the emergency release handle down.
The logic board receives and responds signals to any remote.
Your travel down setting needs to be adjusted.
You may think the door is working ok because it feels ok but you should still check all components to be sure.
Whether you re using the passcode entry the buttons inside the garage or your remote opener the openers and the garage door itself must be on the same frequency.
Garage doors were designed to be pulled not pushed.
In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor.
If your garage door opens and suddenly stops it might be because of your logic board.
They are usually on the motor housing and you access them by opening a panel or removing the housing cover.
It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again.
