Garage Door Randomly Opens And Closes

Residential electric garage door openers manufactured after 1993 are equipped with two safety mechanisms that operate while the door is closing.

Garage door randomly opens and closes.

It all depends on the configuration but you likely have a button that activates the door operator. The button can easily get dirty and stuck in the pushed position. If that doesn t fix the problem check the wiring between the motor unit and the wall control. Yes it s possible although rare for your garage door to open by itself.

When your garage door opens or closes when you haven t triggered the remote one possible cause is that a neighbor s remote was programmed at the same time as yours. It can also be a security problem when it opens to expose your belongings when you aren t home. Garage doors use radio frequencies to open and close. If you clear all debris and any buildup from the sensors near the floor of your garage door tracks but the motion of your garage door tends to be partially closing and then reversing and opening again you may have a misaligned sensor.

To troubleshoot the garage door opener button make sure it s clean and free of debris. This will cause the door to open and close until the button becomes unstuck. The door operator button is similar to a door bell. The first is photoelectric and the second is mechanical.

Erase all codes in your remote and then reprogram it. Your garage door most likely uses two sensors to trigger its reverse mechanism. Here are a few scenarios we ve come across. 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.

It can seem quite ghostly having your garage door operate with a mind of its own.