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Automatic garage door light flashing.
For the door to close correctly without reversing the safety sensors need to be aligned perfectly and there should be nothing in the way of the light beam.
That s how the door knows to raise and lower when a button is pressed or an object.
If you re unsure where this is consult the owner s manual.
Blinking sensors on a garage door usually aren t a good thing because they re often coupled with the garage door not working the way it should.
Here s how to tell if garage door sensor is bad five things to check.
Garage door reverses before hitting the floor.
However often if the lights on the opener are flashing or blinking you may not have a working door opener.
Whether it won t open won t close or only responds intermittently there s a lot of frustration in a garage door that just won t do what it should.
To prevent the garage door from injuring someone in the door or damaging an item in the way of the door all models of liftmaster garage door openers come installed with a safety sensor.
Okay now that you know some of the common signs of garage door sensor malfunction you re ready for the next step troubleshooting.
It might be when you got home in the evening.
That light was not blinking the day before though.
The first thing you ll want to do when your garage door light is blinking is to check to see if the lock button sometimes referred to as the vacation button is turned on and if it is turn it off.
Start by locating the lock button on your garage door opener.
The constantly flashing wall.
If you continue having problems with your garage door light blinking after having tried these solutions the issue may be related to the logic board or a malfunction with the internal parts.
With any garage door that isn t raised and lowered manually having good automation is part of the value.
If you are lucky the garage door will open when you hit the clicker button.
Button or wall panel push button is flashing.
The chamberlain liftmaster craftsman garage door opener wall buttons will flash when the opener is placed in lock out mode.
Two possible problems can lead to a garage door reversing before it even touches the floor.
Other signs include flashing garage door opener lights missing sensor light or flashing sensor lights.