When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button or wall console until the door fully closes.
Garage door only closes if i hold the button.
Misaligned dirty or defective photo eyes.
They can easily become mis aligned due to bumping twisting and loose mounting.
So if you have to do this to close the door it means the sensor is malfunctioning.
One of the sensor lights will usually be blinking when there is a malfunction.
You are overriding the infrared beam sensor when you hold down the wall button continuously while the garage door is closing.
A small amount and the door returns that is the sign of the safety sensor system.
Until it completely closes and the remotes only make the door move.
This method is the only way to override the safety sensors and close the door.
This is also a direct clue that the safety sensors are the problem.
You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.
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When this happens your garage door will only close by holding down on the wall button until the door fully closes.
When you can close the door with the wall button by holding it down.
Step by step procedures to try if the garage door of your home will not go down without holding the button before calling a repair man was this video helpful.
Any transmitter like a handheld clicker or outdoor keypad will also not work to close the door if there is a problem with the sensor.
This method is the only way to override the safety and close the door.