Genie Garage Door Transmitter Not Working

Door starts down then stops before it is closed.

Genie garage door transmitter not working.

The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors. However if all the garage door openers stop working at the same time then most likely the garage door antenna is not attached properly or the garage door opener itself needs to be reset. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. The button is near the antenna wire on the back of the system.

See your owner s manual for more details. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. Step 2 press the open button on your remote transmitter three times while inside of your garage and pointed at the motor. The most common reason for a garage door remote transmitter to stop working is a dead battery.

The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. Check garage door for binding.

The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own. Press the learn button on your garage door motor to reset the current codes and transmitters and wait for the red indicator light to begin blinking.