Each sensor has an led light on the exterior of the sensor.
Sensors green garage door wont close.
If one of the leds is blinking the sensors need to be realigned.
By sears partsdirect staff.
Look at both the garage door sensors.
When you see you garage door opener lights flashing and the garage door will not close it could be the lock button or the safety reversing sensors.
If your garage door won t close after aligning the safety sensors you might need to replace them.
There is nothing more frustrating than when your garage door won t close.
Garage door opener safety sensors can go bad due to age excess sun.
If you have to press and hold the inside wall button to close the garage door your safety sensors are either misaligned or may need to be replaced.
Depending on the brand of garage door you have one of the sensor lights may flash dim or go out completely when.
In this video from sears partsdirect we ll show you some simple fixes like checking.
Garage door light flashing but won t close.
First check the sensor lights.
Garage door won t close safety sensor troubleshooting video lights blink 10 times.
If your garage door opener won t open and the motor unit lights blink 10 times it usually means you have a problem with your safety sensors.
If necessary you can close the garage door by pressing and holding the door control push bar until down travel is completed.