Sears Garage Door Opener Closes Then Opens Again

Until a year or so ago we never had a problem with it.

Sears garage door opener closes then opens again.

Close the garage door with the opener and watch it closely as it closes. Your garage door s logic board is the brain of your garage door opener. If the garage door does not close completely or begins to close and then opens back up again the down limit switch needs. Hi in 2002 we purchased and had installed a craftsman 1 2 hp garage door opener model 139 53965srt.

Erase all codes in your remote and then reprogram it. Then during some cold winter day. If that doesn t fix the problem check the wiring between the motor unit and the wall control. If the garage door fully opens or closes you are done.

As these wires short against the housing the electrical impulse causes the door opener to activate. Else repeat the process once again. Operate your garage door opener. Look for trip arms or clips attached to the opener chain.

This brain can wear out in time so you could need a replacement. The symptom of this is a garage door that is in constant motion opening fully then immediately descending only to start the same cycle again. You have to keep adjusting till the garage door opens or closes fully without reversing. It is important to perform the safety reversing test after adjusting the force settings.

In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. These may be metal plates screwed on to the chain plastic snap ons dojiggies with flexible metal arms attached etc. There may also be loose wire connections inside the button housing itself. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.

There will be two on the chain one for the opening limit and another for the closing limit. Get logic board replacement.