Linear Garage Door Opener Not Closing

Open the garage door manually to about halfway.

Linear garage door opener not closing.

One sends a beam of infra red light to the other. If you find that it keeps running this can present a problem in your system. In a typical situation the motor for your garage door opener should stop running once the door has closed. For a balanced garage door it should stay in that position without going up or down.

As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged. If you are having problems closing the garage door please che. Pull the emergency cord down and towards the garage door opener. If anything interrupts this beam of light the garage door will not close and the ceiling light on the opener mechanism will flash as mentioned in the previous step.

This is one of the sensors. Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor. This video is for a linear garage door opener. It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned.

Now leave the door. Close the garage door with the opener and watch it closely as it closes. This will disconnect the garage door from the opener.