Garage Door Will Not Go Down Unless You Hold Button

Door starts down then stops before it is closed.

Garage door will not go down unless you hold button.

Depending on the brand of garage door you have one of the sensor lights may flash dim or go out completely when the beam is interrupted. After i hold the button down to close it the sensor lights come back on. My garage door will not close unless i hold the button down. Yes there is a problem with the photoelectric eyes.

When you pressed the button did the opener lights blink at you. When the door is up the sensor lights are off. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. Garage door won t go down most common problems when a door won t go down.

Can you hold the button down to make the door go down. When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes. First check the sensor lights. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.

Check garage door for binding. I ve made sure there are no obstacles and that the sensors are aligned properly. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.