Garage Door Only Closes If I Hold The Button

When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes.

Garage door only closes if i hold the button.

This is also a direct clue that the safety sensors are the problem. This method is the only way to override the safety sensors and close the door. One of the sensor lights will usually be blinking when there is a malfunction. Align clean or replace as needed.

When you can close the door with the wall button by holding it down. Any transmitter like a handheld clicker or outdoor keypad will also not work to close the door if there is a problem with the sensor. You may find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction. A small amount and the door returns that is the sign of the safety sensor system.

They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting. When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button until the door fully closes. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. Door closes only if you hold in the push button.

Until it completely closes and the remotes only make the door move. Copied this off the website in my source. Misaligned dirty or defective photo eyes. So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning.