Garage Door Opener Seems Weak

This is related to the up limit switch.

Garage door opener seems weak.

I just read something on another forum about people having trouble with their garage door openers not working. Sooo if you are having difficulties check the bulb in the overhead motor compartment and if it s led replace it with an incandescent bulb. It s important to get this switch at just the right distance from the motor so that the door is able to close all the way but the motor also knows to stop running. The garage door opener may signal an error code by flashing lights on the motor unit in a repeating pattern when the opener doesn t work.

Find the chamberlain garage door opener technical support you need to get your garage door opener operational. These motors have a run capacitor that can get weak or go bad reducing the motor s start and run torque below acceptable levels. If the range improves then the interference is coming from a device in the garage. Try making small adjustments.

Many garage door openers use fractional horsepower psc motors. Apply two drops of penetrating oil to the seams of the hinges. From informational videos to product manuals and troubleshooting articles the chamberlain group resource library has the information you need. Wipe away grease and grime buildup on all hinges rollers and roller pins with a damp cloth.

To isolate potential sources of interference turn the circuit breaker off to the garage and plug the garage door opener into an extension cord from another room. This is a very common failure with single phase hvac equipment too. It was tracked down to led bulbs causing rfi radio frequency interference and blocking the weak signal from the opener and or homelink.