My Garage Door Will Not Close From Remote, But Opens From Remote



Question:
I have a Sears Craftsman 1/2 HP garage door opener. 3 Years old. Recently after painting my garage wall, I have some weired problem with my garage door opener. I am able to open my garage door from the remote as well as the controller unit. But I am able to close the door only from the controller mounted inside the garge wall (You know what I mean). That too I have to keep holding this until it closes completely. Whenever the button is released, the door opens. Because of this phenomena, I am not able to close the garage from the remote. It appears as though the unit requires continuous power for closing the garage instead of a pulsed start. I am looking for tips on how to fix this. Do I have to replace the whole unit? Has anyone experience this before? thanks for your inputs

Answer:
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.





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