Troubleshooting Sears Garage Door Opener Problems

Check the sensors on either side of your garage door.

Troubleshooting sears garage door opener problems.

Check the garage door to ensure the manual lock is not engaged. The trolley may be jammed into stop bolts. Check if the garage s fuse is in good condition or the circuit breaker has not tripped open. The wall switch doesn t work first check your fuses gfci or breaker to see if any of them have tripped broken or burnt out.

If the green light blinks on the wall control the lockout feature is on. How to troubleshoot the electric eye in a sears craftsman garage door. Press and hold the lock button for 2 seconds to disable the feature. If this is the case then replace the fuse or reset the breaker or gfci and try the wall switch again.

Find the pattern of your unit s flashing lights on our error code charts to find out the problem. Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor. Once you figure out which part to replace follow the steps in our diy repair guides to replace the broken part. If everything else is working well then it could be that the power in.

Garage door springs are broken. Sold by masterremotes an ebay marketplace seller. Unplug the garage door opener from the socket outlet and plug in another device. The sensors have to be able to detect flashing lights from one another for the garage door to open and close properly.

If the garage door opener lights blink twice when you press the remote check the wall control to see if you have the lock feature enabled. If there are any obstructions preventing the sensors from communicating move them out of the way. Sears 39 18205sr 1 2 hp garage door opener troubleshooting 1. The next thing to check is your home s circuit breaker or fuse.

Those flashing lights are error codes telling you what s wrong with your garage door opener. Garage door opener troubleshooting marketplace 500 only 22 in store. If the problem occurs on first operation of the opener door is locked. It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned.

As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged. Pull or push on door while motor is humming to release jammed condition. The lock button feature disables all remotes. Make sure the lock feature is turned off if the door open button flashes but doesn t open the door.

Craftsman 1 2 hp chain drive garage door opener. If you still haven t figured out the problem our garage door opener articles and videos can help.