You are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing.
Garage door button has to be held down.
The wall button and remote work fine for opening door but i have to hold down the wall button to close it.
When you can close the door with the wall button by holding it down.
If i let go of the bottom the door stops.
The location of the switch will depend on the model of the device.
They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting.
For some units lockout mode produces a flashing button.
When a garage door won t function properly the source of the problem could be in any number of given areas.
The problem starts when you hit the button to close it and the door starts to close.
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.
But seems to be unable to close all the way.
Tuesday june 26 2018.
When i disconnect the carriage and manually move door it seems to move smoothly in both directions.
This method is the only way to override the safety and close the door.
A small amount and the door returns that is the sign of the safety sensor system.
The locking mechanism protects access to the garage by disabling the power unit.
When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes.
I have a 1 2 hp craftsman garage door opener.
Until it completely closes and the remotes only make the door move.
So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning.
You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.
If i just press and release the button the door starts to close then reverses.
October 22 2019 at 9 23 pm.
I have to hold down the bottom in the garage to bring the door down.
My garage door will open by just pressing the button once but to close it i have to hold in the button until it fully closes.
It is a craftsman.