Sears Garage Door Opener Wall Control Not Working

If the garage door opener lights blink twice when you press the remote check the wall control to see if you have the lock feature enabled.

Sears garage door opener wall control not working.

The safety sensors are located near the bottom rear corners of the garage door track. The only feature that may not work is the lock and light feature. Push down on the control button locking tabs to release them and then pull the control. It may be as simple as new batteries or replacing wires.

Use a step ladder to access the garage door opener s power cord and motor unit. Remove the wall control. Checking each of the parts of the garage door opener and the garage door itself will usually reveal the problem. A wall console unit for a garage door opener is not a complicated device so it s fairly simple to troubleshoot when something seems to go wrong.

Depending on the model most work by connecting two to four wires onto terminals mounting the device on the wall and then plugging the unit into an electrical outlet. The fix is usually something minor. Install the new wall control. The wall control part number 53687 will operate the door.

Wall control not working remove the wall control from the wall and disconnect the wires from the back. If they are blocked by paper dirt on the lenses or any type of debris the remote may still send a signal to. Press and hold the lock button for 2 seconds to disable the feature. If the wall control doesn t light up and work properly then the wall control or the logic board in the garage door opener is defective.

The lock button feature disables all remotes. If the green light blinks on the wall control the lockout feature is on. The premium wall control listed for the garage door opener is 41a4884 and that wall control will operate everything. Diagnosing this type of wall control is more complicated than the single led type.

Disconnect the wall control wire. Craftsman garage doors and door openers are usually reliable but sometimes things go wrong. To know for sure what the problem is you may want to have a service technician check the garage door opener. Unplug the garage door opener and check the wiring connections on the panel.