My garage door will not close from remote, but opens from remote

Check the IR safety system (the beam across the garage door) to make sure you haven't dislodged a wire or mis-aimed the beam.

Painted.

Sounds like photocell misalignment.

"Mark A" wrote in news:IFTOc.377$T8.34457 @news.uswest.net:

Yup, that too!

Thanks for the inputs.

I suspected that too. But is there a way to bypass the sensor. Whether to test that, I connected the sensor inputs to GROUND or Power, it does not help.

However, the fact that the door stops midway while closing the door made me wonder that this could be something else. I thought the door will open up all the way if it is a sensor issue.

Also, I am able to close it all the way, if I keep holding the CLOSE button mounted on the controller in the wall.

Any other thoughts?

No, I know of know way to bypass them. I saw a suggestiononce to tape them face to face. Why would anyone want to disable them? It is really simple to check the alignment. Does the little light on the receiver light up? Yes? It is aligned correctly.

If the door goes half-way and stops without raising, you are correct, it is something else. Misaligned tracks?, wheel rubbing?, closing force adjusted to too light a setting? Get out your manual and go through the trouble shooting checklist.

Harry K

Try unhooking the GDO and running it up and down by hand. That will reveal if/where the might be (severe) binding.

Jonesy

The idea of manually operating the door is the best idea. Every time my IR beam gets out of alignment, the door always stops and then reverses, not just stop. It also does the reversing immediately when I let go of the push button, or instantly whan I use the remote. If the springs are the torsion bar type, one could be broken and not noticeable, but that would only hurt when trying to raise the door, not close it.

H. R. (Bob) Hofmann