03-06-2014, 09:24 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Springfield
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Check the sensor lights first, they should be solid yellow and solid green (one on each side), if they are flashing/off they are out of alignment. Otherwise, see how many times the light blinks and look it up int he user manual (probably available online). Mine has been acting up from the sunlight, if I shade the sensor a bit it goes down like normal.
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03-06-2014, 09:26 PM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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What happens when you kill power to the door opener, manually release the door to the bottom, and then re-engage the opener to let it catch?
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03-06-2014, 09:38 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Is the movement of the door getting impeded by anything? There a sensor with most of the garage door mechanisms that detects if the motor is struggling to open or close door, so it will reverse. There is a dial to adjust that.
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03-06-2014, 09:42 PM
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Franchise Player
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Did you jiggle the wires..... That's all I got
Our door got messed up this winter though and we used Stampede Door. They were awesome.
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03-06-2014, 10:13 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Close it manually and worry about it on Saturday when it's warm
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03-07-2014, 01:50 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Madman
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Haha, someone wrote this review:
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"So I read all the positive reviews, then went to HD and was also recommended to use this by HD staff to fix door squeaks on my interior and exterior doors. One month later, I had to reapply it...and now after another month, my doors squeak worse than ever. So much that it wakes my newborn up after I had spent an hour getting her to sleep by singing every song I know the words to, and several modified remakes of 80's hair bands that you thought you had forgotten. Sneaking out of the room and closing the door was akin to a 70's horror scene. Needless to say I am disappointed, and not just because there's no recording contract on the horizon for me after my command performance.
Glad to hear it worked for others, but my 2-year old home with solid wood doors was too much for it. Am I really taking the time to write a review on Home Depot? When did I get so old? Time to go practice chasing kids off my lawn I guess. After that I may undertake a scathing writing campaign to all that said life was meaningless without this product.  "
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03-07-2014, 01:56 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Madman
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"####in' lubricants. How do they work?"
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03-19-2014, 01:59 PM
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Calgary
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Ok bit old - but only 2 weeks 
Does it actually get to the floor then magically open later - or does it reverse during operation?
If it's reversing during operation - probably a combination of needs a bit more force (ie you probably need it serviced) - or photoeyes are just a bit off, and the track twists a bit causing eyes to loose sight of eachother...
If it's just randomly opening - Disconnect the wall button from the opener (depending on vintage, it'll be a screw terminal with a red square beneath it - or a push to release clamp style that's also red. See if that resolves it - if it does... Congratulations - you've got mice, or a staple shorting that wire... Rerun a new wire.
The other 'new' random opening scenario of late - is the new chamberlain security+2.0 remotes have been seen to magically open some older openers.
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03-19-2014, 02:11 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
Ok bit old - but only 2 weeks
Does it actually get to the floor then magically open later - or does it reverse during operation?
If it's reversing during operation - probably a combination of needs a bit more force (ie you probably need it serviced) - or photoeyes are just a bit off, and the track twists a bit causing eyes to loose sight of eachother...
If it's just randomly opening - Disconnect the wall button from the opener (depending on vintage, it'll be a screw terminal with a red square beneath it - or a push to release clamp style that's also red. See if that resolves it - if it does... Congratulations - you've got mice, or a staple shorting that wire... Rerun a new wire.
The other 'new' random opening scenario of late - is the new chamberlain security+2.0 remotes have been seen to magically open some older openers. |
Can you expand on this? My garage door opener will open at random sometimes and I have no clue how to troubleshoot it since it only happens once every couple of weeks. Any way to prevent this?
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03-19-2014, 02:55 PM
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Calgary
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Starting point - would be to disconnect the wall station from the opener...
Depending on brand - it's usually the single pair (the photoeyes have 4 wires, the wall station will have just one pair). See if the problem goes away (and your remotes will work in the interim to open/close as usual).
The new Security+2.0 remotes - tend to cause issues mostly with OLD yellow learn button chamberlain (and craftsman) these are pre-photoeye openers. And some of the older stanley DIP switch openers, I've also seen one genie where it popped up. If it's come up - for this reason, it's probably time for an upgrade
On that same note - http://www.homedepot.ca/product/cham...-opener/937038
239 for the whisper drive - with the internet gateway (ie cellphone command/control and alerts) is a smokin' deal. *cough* and I know a guy who can install it for ya too.
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03-19-2014, 02:59 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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What does disconnecting the wall button do? Also, should I disconnect the keypad control?
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03-19-2014, 03:10 PM
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Calgary
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95%+ of the time... Unexpected openings are due to a short in the wires to the wall station. Either a staple gone too deep or mouse damage... Rule that out first.
Most keypads have been wireless for a VERY long time - or at least don't work on a short to open principle (needless to say those were short lived)
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03-19-2014, 03:11 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Thanks man, very informative. Will try that.
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03-19-2014, 03:26 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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I had an older Craftsman door that was opening randomly, or when it was really cold. The repair people looked at it and a new board was about $200. Decided to go with a whole new opener for about $400 installed. The newer opener is better because the code gets re-set every time. I can look up later the actual product, cost and who did the work. I was happy with the service. It has not opened randomly once.
Last edited by troutman; 03-19-2014 at 03:28 PM.
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03-19-2014, 10:13 PM
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Franchise Player
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I had a problem with my door seemingly opening randomly (it is also possible my kids forgot to close the door), naturally I had dreams of going to work and the door opening, so I bought this from HD:
http://www.homedepot.ca/product/univ...troller/839369
This device is pretty slick as I get alerts on my phone and ipad when the door opens or closes and I can tell from my phone if the door is opened or closed. Great piece of mind.
Since I bought this thing my door has only acted up once as my showed it opening at 4.32 am one morning and closing a few minutes later.
I also bought guards to protect the photo electric eyes to hopefully prevent them from getting out of alignment.
That price above is a great deal for an opener and all the toys.......
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