Garage Door Opener Signal Weak

Modern garage door openers are essentially small radios that operate at about 315mh and a few feet of extra distance can affect the signal.

Garage door opener signal weak.

Before installing the extension kit move any metallic objects that may obstruct the signal between the remote control. It flashes because it s hearing the radio signal from your transmitter remote. Test the opener that has the poor range. Oftentimes when your garage door opener remote stops working it is because the remote transmitter has lost its signal with the motor.

If the range improves then the interference is coming from a device in the garage. If you watch that little light while you push the button on your remote you will see it flash. Multiple garage door opener troubleshooting test start by unplugging the opener that has good range powering down this unit. Troubleshooting a lost signal on your remote is as easy as resetting the old signal on the motor opener and equipping your transmitters with new signals.

On most of the newer garage door openers there is a little led light next to the learn button on the back of the opener. The remotes work by electronically sending a signal to the motor inside your garage allowing you to open and close the door. If the bad opener suddenly has good range again then the other unit in your garage is causing rf interference. To isolate potential sources of interference turn the circuit breaker off to the garage and plug the garage door opener into an extension cord from another room.