My Garage Door Will Not Close In Cold Weather

Wipe them very gently with a soft cloth to avoid upsetting the calibration.

My garage door will not close in cold weather. My door is an old wooden. My craftsman 1 2 hp garage door opener will not close in cold weather using either the remote or wall mount control. The only way it will close is if i depress the button on the wall mount control unt read more. Cold makes the space between molecules lessen which makes objects such as garage doors contract.

Both should have a solid green light with no flickering. Cold weather especially can affect your garage door since it s outside. If the issue is with the sensors you ll likely find that you can use the garage door remote or wall mounted switch to open the door but not to close it. When there is an issue with your safety sensors the opener will interpret this as an obstruction and refuse to close the door.

In the cold your garage door opener may strain to open the door which could create greater energy costs to you or cause the garage door or opener to break. Or the garage door opener may not be able to open the door at all. Sometimes in cold weather these lenses develop a fine film of condensation that will break the connection between the two sensors and keep your garage door from closing. If your garage door starts to close but then goes back up automatically typically followed by a series of light flashes chances are something is triggering the safety system.

Cold weather can affect safety sensors in a number of ways.