My Garage Door Opens On Its Own

Every so often someone will come to us bewildered and frustrated saying that their garage door has been operating on its own at random.

My garage door opens on its own.

Yes it s possible although rare for your garage door to open by itself. There are a few unusual factors that can cause your door open by itself. A garage door that randomly opens by itself is not a common problem but does occur from time to time. Garage doors use radio frequencies to open and close.

In garage door operators made after 1993 there are required safety features that open the door during the close cycle when they detect something blocking the door. An exposed spot or a short circuit in the small gauge wire that leads from the garage door opener s motor unit to the control button on the wall may well cause your garage door to operate all on its own. Here are a few scenarios we ve come across. The power surge can damage the electronics that are in the transmitter.

Residential electric garage door openers manufactured after 1993 are equipped with two safety mechanisms that operate while the door is closing. The first is photoelectric and the second is mechanical. Below are three reasons why your garage door opens on its own and some quick fixes you can try. I was sitting in my kitchen having breakfast with my family they say and all of a sudden i hear the garage door open completely on its own.

Whether you re using the passcode entry the buttons inside the garage or your remote opener the openers and the garage door itself must be on the same frequency. Garage door openers operate on one of many frequencies and while it is possible for one of your neighbors remotes to open your garage door it is highly unlikely. If there is a power surge in your area then this can be also another cause for the garage door closing and opening on its own. Leaving the garage door remote in the kitchen junk drawer can also make the garage door to close and open randomly.

Newer openers operate on rolling codes making it almost impossible for this to happen. Scan the safety sensors.