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My genie garage door doesnt want to close.
To program the remote to your genie garage door opener you need to have it close to the garage door opener so it s within frequency range.
Then manually lift or close the door until the carriage locks into place.
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This is one of the sensors.
How to troubleshoot a door that doesn t close on a genie model 940a step 1.
If you can t find any other reason that the door won t close check the alignment of the side tracks.
Troubleshoot any problems you may be having with your genie garage door opener including lights blinking door reversing remote issues and more.
Door starts down then stops before it is closed.
Also make sure there are no people pets vehicles or other obstructions in the path of the garage door.
You push the button to close the garage door.
Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.
It goes partway down reverses direction and goes back up again.
One sends a beam of infra red light to the other.
Wipe down the receiver with a damp cloth and check that.
There should be 1 2 to 3 4 inch of.
If anything interrupts this beam of light the garage door will not close and the ceiling light on the opener mechanism will flash as mentioned in the previous step.
Pull emergency release cord and knob toward the motor.
Check garage door for binding.
Depending on the brand.
Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed.
Remove anything blocking the safe t beam at the base of the garage door.
Then locate the learn code button which is usually near the antenna and the led indicator.
If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close.
This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature.
First check the sensor lights.
Why does my genie garage door opener reverse open when i try closing it.
Confirm the safe t beam is correctly aligned.
Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all.
