Sears garage door closer - won't close

Does the sensor that reverses the door when something breaks the light beam have something blocking the light beam so the opener thinks there is a kidlett or animal under the door. If it closes by your holding the button, does it open ok. If so, it is almost surely the safety detector that wa misaimed when someone bumped inot it.

Bob Hofmann

The light sensors are dirty. Wipe them clean.

Symptoms you describe indicates a "safety system reversing".

here is the key one.....

It sounds like Bob is right, but it is still possible that it could have an alignment issue.

Monitor the sensors while you try to close the door.

Mine were showing a steady green light until the motion of the door caused them to move just enough to break the circuit.

A simple adjustment and making sure the bolts were tight is all it took.

Colbyt

Sometimes the invisible light beam fixture at the bottom of the door frame gets kicked out of line or becomes loose. Do you have the same problem with the button as you do with the remote in the car?

I have 2 garage doors, one with the light beam and one without. Frankly if I ever have a problem with the light beam it's getting disconnected. That's one safety nanny state device I can do without.

I was able to look at the door again today. I cleaned the lenses and checked the alignment. I was able to verify the green LED was working at one sensor and I think the other sensor is yellow. But in any case the door did cycle correctly once for me before I had to leave. I'll see what results the owner has over the next few days.

John Keith snipped-for-privacy@juno.com

Oh, thanks everyone for the tip!

John Keith snipped-for-privacy@juno.com