Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Why Your Garage Door Is Opening and Closing On Its Own



When you have a problematic garage door, it can be very annoying. It opens sometimes and won’t open at others. Sometimes you may be sitting in your favorite chair in your lounge and you hear your door going up and down. This can be upsetting and confusing for anyone. However, this is a problem that occurs more often than you are aware. You might not know the first place to look to determine why your garage door is doing this but be assured that our garage door technicians at Alpharetta Garage Door Repair in Alpharetta, GA will know where to begin to probe the problem.

Probable Causes

When your garage door goes up and down on its own, there is usually a good reason for this. There is often a reason that can be explained, we just need to determine what it is. Our technician might begin to probe the problem by focusing their attention on your circuit board. Perhaps it is something as simple as a wiring issue or even easier than this, reprogramming your garage door opener. Our service technicians have even discovered that a fuse has blown and they simply needed to replace it in order for the garage door to begin functioning as usual. Your garage door has sensors at the bottom of them on either side of the door. If there is even the smallest thing blocking the sensor, it will begin to operate on its own. It could be something like a cord, a small trashcan or even a spider web that could cause the door to begin to operate without your doing anything.

Safety Concerns

If your garage door is opening and closing on is own, it could affect the safety and security of your home and valuables. Imagine going inside your home without locking the door behind you only to go back to the garage to notice that the garage door is wide open. This is a situation that has occurred on numerous occasions to plenty of homeowners. The idea that the door was closed when you left the garage and then it later opened on its own without your knowing it can be rather unnerving. The idea that someone could have came right in and stolen your sports equipment, gym equipment, lawn supplies and equipment or anything else of value that you store in your garage is too much! Worse than this, if you have a garage door that leads directly from the garage into your home and you don’t usually lock this door, imagine the possibility of someone simply coming inside your home due to your garage door opening unexpectedly. This would be devastating indeed.

Seeking Professional Help

Homeowners who like to do things themselves are to be commended. However, there are certain things that they simply shouldn’t take chances with and something as serious as their garage door malfunctioning is one of them. A garage door is extremely heavy and can be dangerous when it is inoperable. It’s ok to do routine maintenance on your garage door, such as lubricating the parts or cleaning the sensors but the minute the door begins to malfunction, move aside and allow the qualified garage door professionals at Alpharetta Garage Door Repair have a look at it for you instead. Our technicians will use specific safety precautions that they have been trained to use when troubleshooting garage doors. Rather than making the situation any worse than it already is, why not simply allow our team of professionals resolve the problem for you and keep you out of harm’s way.


Common Reasons Your Garage Door Opens On Its Own

Your next door neighbors has the same garage door opener
Changing the access code or having the remote controls reprogrammed may remedy this problem.

Your next door neighbors has a similar garage door opener with the same frequency
Changing the access code or having the remote controls reprogrammed may remedy this problem.

Wired keypad has a short in it
Remove the keypad to troubleshoot. Replace once wiring issue has been discovered and resolved.

Wired keypad short in the wiring
Remove the keypad to troubleshoot. Replace once wiring issue has been discovered and resolved.

There may be a short in the wall button
The wiring should be removed for examination. Once the problem is determined, it can be replaced

Problem with the button wiring
The wiring should be removed for examination. Once the problem is determined, it can be replaced

Safety beam sensor wiring has a short
To troubleshoot, replace wiring to safety beam sensors. It may be necessary to upgrade from a 22 gauge wiring to 16 gauge wiring. When the temperatures drop it can cause a short in the wiring. Lower gauge wiring is thicker. Wiring will be evaluated for frays or pinches wires; these can cause a short in the wiring. Wires that have been stapled can also cause a short in the wiring because it cuts straight through the plastic coat that protects the wires.

Safety beam sensors have a short
If your safety beams are defective they will need to be replaced. They will have to be completely removed in order to troubleshoot the exact cause of your problem. When you own two of the same type of garage door openers, the safety beams of both will need to be removed to troubleshoot the problem.

Short in the logic board
You may have a defective circuit board. The circuit board will need to be removed and evaluated. When there are two of the same openers, remove the one that is working and add it to the one that isn’t working to troubleshoot.