Linear Garage Door 4 Flashes

Door reveres or won t open or close.

Linear garage door 4 flashes.

Four flashes is the most common reason your opener lights may be flashing is because of your sensor eyes being misaligned. If motor had thermal shutdown wait 30 minutes and retry. If you own a new garage door opener that comes with a locking feature it s possible someone may have accidentally locked your garage door by pressing the lock button. 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.

If you try to open your door using a remote while the lock system is engaged you ll notice that the garage door light will begin blinking continuously. Start by locating the lock button on your garage door opener. The door will stop and reverse back upwards. If an object has misaligned your sensor eyes then it breaks the electronic beam preventing the garage door to close properly.

It should power up with one single beep and now be ready to program. Open or close force exceeded or motor thermal shutdown. Adjust the door force. When the led or the light bulb on your linear garage door opener flashes four times it means the force of the opener is exceeded.

If you re unsure where this is consult the owner s manual. Check for binding or un balanced door. 4 flashes force factor issues.