Craftsman Garage Door Button Light Flashing

The constantly flashing wall.

Craftsman garage door button light flashing.

Why is the light blinking on my garage door opener. Check the lock button. If you own a new garage door opener that comes with a locking feature it s possible someone may have accidentally locked your garage door by pressing the lock button. Unplug the garage door opener to reset the logic board.

That light was not blinking the day before though. Button or wall panel push button is flashing. It can still be raised and lowered by hand but that ruins the point of having a powered garage door and a home automation system so it s important to figure out why the light is blinking and get it fixed so the door works right again. 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.

Start by locating the lock button on your garage door opener. It might be when you got home in the evening. Pull the emergency door release and check the up and down travel of the garage door for binding. Repair the garage door if it doesn t travel smoothly.

If you try to open your door using a remote while the lock system is engaged you ll notice that the garage door light will begin blinking. Often when there s a blinking green light the door also won t operate with the remote. If you are lucky the garage door will open when you hit the clicker button. Allow the motor to cool for about 15 minutes before restoring power and using the garage door opener.

The garage door opener flashing wall button is completely different from photo cell led light being out or the motor head led light flashing. 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.