topic Re: Garage Door Opener in Electronics

Garage Door Opener

89135 — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:10:40 GMT

Do I need to re-program my opener after I replace batteries in the remote?

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Eager2Learn — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:11:39 GMT

I never had to.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:19:17 GMT

Usually not, but you would be better off checking your owner's manual or looking online for your particular model.

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hckynutjohn — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:49:38 GMT

@89135

Have had several openers since the late 1970's. Never have had to reprogram any of them when replacing a battery.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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sann — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:10:10 GMT

I had the batteries replaced in mine thinking that's all there was to it .....no after contacting the garage door company I found out it has to be reprogrammed...thank goodness my son was able to solve the problem..the brand I have is a Genie....

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FranandZoe — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:20:50 GMT

I've never had to with many different brands over the years.

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SilleeMee — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 20:20:40 GMT

No.

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Etoile308 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 04:12:48 GMT

I've never had to after replacing remote batteries. Sometimes after having work done on the mechanics you have to hit a reset button on the side of the unit.

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Lilysmom1 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:44:17 GMT

@89135 , I have never had to.

I have another garage door opener question if @89135 will permit me to go OT.

The garage door opener will open the door but not close it. I have rye-programmed with no success, lined up the lights at the bottom, etc. Do I need to replace it?

@hckynutjohn , do you know? Anyone else?

Any advice appreciated! LM

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gadgetgal613 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:10:05 GMT

@89135 wrote:
Do I need to re-program my opener after I replace batteries in the remote?

No but if you buy a new remote, you will need to pair it with your opener.

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hckynutjohn — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:28:02 GMT

@Lilysmom1 wrote:
@89135 , I have never had to.

I have another garage door opener question if @89135 will permit me to go OT.

The garage door opener will open the door but not close it. I have rye-programmed with no success, lined up the lights at the bottom, etc. Do I need to replace it?

@hckynutjohn , do you know? Anyone else?

Any advice appreciated! LM

@Lilysmom1

How do you close your garage door? Since you didn't mention this was a remote control problem, I am thinking it won't close even using the AC wiring.

I have had this happen on 1 of our openers. What happened was the opener did not fully open the door. It has to open it far enough so the chain engages with the opening pin.

In other words, in my case, the opener would still go through its opening cycle, but it was not engaged with the pin that connects the opener to the door. The pin has to lock into the chain, or it is not going to do anything but cycle.

I physically pushed the garage door further back until I heard and saw the pin connect to the chain. I fixed it by lubricating the chain and other moving parts on the opener. Had to make sure the pin was dropping into the slot on the chain that connects the chain to the opener motor.

If the motor isn't going through its cycle to close the door? Can't answer that one, but I am guessing it's a motor issue that doesn't allow it to reverse its function from being able to open, but not close.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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SilleeMee — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:58:20 GMT

@Lilysmom1 wrote:
@89135 , I have never had to.

I have another garage door opener question if @89135 will permit me to go OT.

The garage door opener will open the door but not close it. I have rye-programmed with no success, lined up the lights at the bottom, etc. Do I need to replace it?

@hckynutjohn , do you know? Anyone else?

Any advice appreciated! LM

@Lilysmom1

Mine did the same thing...only open but not close.

Found out there were dirty sensors that gave a signal to the motor controller to not close b/c it thought there was something in the way but there wasn't. I cleaned them off and checked for loose wires and all was good after that.

At first I thought it might have been the electronic part which tells the motor what to do but thankfully it was just dirt. Those safety 'eyes' are located at the bottom of the door track on each side.

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Lilysmom1 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:53:23 GMT

@SilleeMee , thanks for your reply. I have cleaned the sensors. That happened in the past and cleaning them fixed the problem so good call on your part. Not this time though. Wondering if there is a loose wire or if it is anything else. Have to get DH on this one. It is his garage door, not mine lol!!!

I want to get this done before the snow flies! If any of you have any suggestions, fire away. The opener is 17 years old so it may need to be replaced. How long do they last??? LM

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Lilysmom1 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:55:11 GMT

@hckynutjohn , it is a mystery to me. Need to get this fixed before snow flies! LM

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SilleeMee — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:55:46 GMT

@Lilysmom1

Openers can last 10 to 15 years. Yours probably needs replacing.

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Lilysmom1 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:57:06 GMT

@SilleeMee @That is what I am thinking and, if that is the case, probably should replace the two of them. LM

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SilleeMee — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:59:33 GMT

@Lilysmom1

I had to replace mine not too long ago. My house got hit by lightening and that finished off the old opener I had...fried the motor and the board. That old one was older than yours.

The new one cost me 600, parts and labor. Insurance paid for it.

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Lilysmom1 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:04:35 GMT

@SilleeMee Good for you! I hate it when the things we take for granted stop working. What did you buy to replace it? LM

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SilleeMee — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:08:37 GMT

@Lilysmom1

I replaced it with another LiftMaster with keypad entry on the outside...I love that!

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Lilysmom1 — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:35:27 GMT

@SilleeMee , we connected with an installer yesterday. I have an outdoor keypad as well. A great convenience. LM