dholly
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Sounds new enough to possibly have a rolling code remote. If so, you might simply try reprogramming the remote.
GARAGE DOOR OPENER QUESTION
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frank_f15
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Also, the push button in the garage may be at fault, but the battery powered ones are easier to check.
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i tried banging on the area around the push button and it did not trigger the opener. also since i repowered the opener last night (5pm) the door has acted normal no malfunctions what so ever. manual dose not cover anything like this. and to the best of my knowlege the few neighbors that are close (none closer than 400 ft) have nothing that would trigger it. i have 3 remotes but would only need to test 2 of them as the one in the wifes car is not the culprit as she was gone yesterday when it acted up. sorry for the long post but tried to ans. all ideas in this one post.
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i tried banging on the area around the push button and it did not trigger the opener. also since i repowered the opener last night (5pm) the door has acted normal no malfunctions what so ever. manual dose not cover anything like this. and to the best of my knowlege the few neighbors that are close (none closer than 400 ft) have nothing that would trigger it. i have 3 remotes but would only need to test 2 of them as the one in the wifes car is not the culprit as she was gone yesterday when it acted up. sorry for the long post but tried to ans. all ideas in this one post.
JDgreen227
Super Member
Frank,
Reading about the problem you are having made me think of two things...first, do you drive a vehicle that has an overhead console with a feature that permits you to operate your door opener using the vehicle's pushbutton? Our two GM cars have this and we don't use the remotes that came with the openers as supplied. I took the batteries out of those so they would not operate the doors after I shoved them into our junk drawer.
Second, do you have one of those keyless entry systems that operates the opener from the exterior of the garage? They can be either wireless or hard wired type. Back in 1989 I installed a new Stanley opener in the garage and also added a hard wired keypad, being exposed to the elements finally shorted out the electronics and it started opening the door on it's own. If you have such a keypad try disconnecting it's power to see if that item is triggering the strange behavior.
Reading about the problem you are having made me think of two things...first, do you drive a vehicle that has an overhead console with a feature that permits you to operate your door opener using the vehicle's pushbutton? Our two GM cars have this and we don't use the remotes that came with the openers as supplied. I took the batteries out of those so they would not operate the doors after I shoved them into our junk drawer.
Second, do you have one of those keyless entry systems that operates the opener from the exterior of the garage? They can be either wireless or hard wired type. Back in 1989 I installed a new Stanley opener in the garage and also added a hard wired keypad, being exposed to the elements finally shorted out the electronics and it started opening the door on it's own. If you have such a keypad try disconnecting it's power to see if that item is triggering the strange behavior.
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frank_f15
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I HAVE NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS and so far it has been 48 hours and the door has not opened or closed by itself.
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frank_f15
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Has been 3 days now and no malfunctions from the mysterious opener problem. Wonder if when i killed the power to it, it reset something?
Junkman
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I couldn't stay there forever taunting you with the opening and closing of the garage door. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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frank_f15
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JUNKMAN: i thought it might be you or MIKE /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif just went another day with no problems so i will consider it fixed /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
PineRidge
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Frank Huh, what, when, where, who?
Holding a transmitter button down for drive by harassment.
Now that's baaaaaad.
Holding a transmitter button down for drive by harassment.
Now that's baaaaaad.
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frank_f15
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MIKE : EVEN YOU ARE NOT THAT DERANGED! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif driving that many miles just to drive me crazy but on the other hand you are capable of such . /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif BTW has BEEN 6 DAYS and no misfortunes /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Junkman
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( BTW has BEEN 6 DAYS and no misfortunes /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif )</font>
I will be back to do my dirty deed to your garage door operator hopefully later this week, after I finish raking leaves. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I will be back to do my dirty deed to your garage door operator hopefully later this week, after I finish raking leaves. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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frank_f15
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ARE you sure you were not by here this morning? Garage door was up this AM but to be truthful not sure i closed it last night /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gifbut worked perfectly all day. stayed up all day and i am now going on day 8 , GOSH DANG am i good!!! to bad i don't know what the **** i did /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Junkman
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Just to remind you.... you unplugged the unit and then plugged it back in again. Now do you remember what you were doing just before that??? The police will be asking you questions about your where about shortly. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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frank_f15
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Well finally had to call the service people in to fix the door opener , after six weeks of intermittent working and going up and down (on occasion) by itsefl , it finally would not work at all last Friday. Seems it was my fault /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif, once a year (in the fall) i lube with WD40 all the rollers and pivot points, + a few shots on the chain, seems the oil on the chain dripped off and got into the head and destroyed the RPM SENSOR. So he replaced the sensor and Reprogramed all the remotes and seems to be fine now. so a word of advice DON'T SPRAY THE CHAIN /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
