scoutabout
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A friend is trying to troubleshoot his opener (single car garage door) and we're both kind of stumped at the following symptoms:
>If you press and release the wall-mounted button inside the garage with the door open the motor will attempt to move the door via the chain drive but stops after about six inches, reverses back to its full open position, then the light inside the unit will flash rapidly five or six times and the thing shuts down.
>If you press and hold the wall-mounted button the motor will close the door just fine, however if you release the button at any time during its closing the motor will stop, reverse, open the door fully again and shut down. Again the integrated light in the unit will flash multiple times. If you hold the button til the door reaches full closed it will stop and stay shut just fine.
>If you use the remote to close the door, the light in the opener will flash without the motor even budging the door.
>If you pull the disconnect cord to release the chain drive you can slide the door open and closed manually as easy as you like with minimal effort so there's no significant binding or jam I can detect.
>Adjusting the opening or closing force screws appears to have to no effect.
Any ideas? I'm assuming the flashing interior light is trying to indicate some kind of problem but the manual for the unit is long gone. Actually, the thing has not worked since he bought the house several years ago and since that time has just used the door manually.
>If you press and release the wall-mounted button inside the garage with the door open the motor will attempt to move the door via the chain drive but stops after about six inches, reverses back to its full open position, then the light inside the unit will flash rapidly five or six times and the thing shuts down.
>If you press and hold the wall-mounted button the motor will close the door just fine, however if you release the button at any time during its closing the motor will stop, reverse, open the door fully again and shut down. Again the integrated light in the unit will flash multiple times. If you hold the button til the door reaches full closed it will stop and stay shut just fine.
>If you use the remote to close the door, the light in the opener will flash without the motor even budging the door.
>If you pull the disconnect cord to release the chain drive you can slide the door open and closed manually as easy as you like with minimal effort so there's no significant binding or jam I can detect.
>Adjusting the opening or closing force screws appears to have to no effect.
Any ideas? I'm assuming the flashing interior light is trying to indicate some kind of problem but the manual for the unit is long gone. Actually, the thing has not worked since he bought the house several years ago and since that time has just used the door manually.
