It is very easy and convenient to operate the garage door by using a handy remote without leaving the vehicle. But what happens when a garage door remote does not work? There are two possible solutions.

One is you can start parking your vehicle on the drive-through and use your garage to store other belongings. The second is that you will start thinking about fixing the garage door remote. Simple garage door remote problems can be fixed easily by DIY techniques but for the major problems, you need to consult with a pro. But the question is here, who is the reliable garage door technician. Once I had to repair my garage door, I searched at google for “garage door repair near me” and got various solutions.

Common garage door remote problems: Sometimes the problems of remote occur due to the low batteries. If you have more than one remote, you will have to try both to make sure that the garage door is still in good working order. The chances of having low batteries in all the remote at the same time are very little but not impossible. If both the remotes cannot work you will have to try another technique.

Reprogram the remote: There is a possibility that remote will not work due to the malfunctioned garage door opener. In some situations, the logic board will delete the codes. In these cases, you can solve the problems by just reprogramming the remote. This solution is very fast and easy to do. Some openers have a learning button placed with the antenna. This button is assumed to be squared-shaped and bright-colored. Once you pressed it, it will take about half a minute to reprogram the garage door opener.

To test the remote, push the button on the remote. You should also see whether the opener is responding or not. There is a possibility that light will be on but the opener is producing clicking sounds. It indicates that the garage door opener has been reprogrammed successfully. If nothing happens, you should replace the batteries as soon as possible.

Getting a new garage door remote: Once the batteries have been changed. The garage door’s remote is supposed to work without any issue if it does not work and you don’t have spare remote to try, it is the right time to get a new one. Make sure that you are buying the same model number while shopping for a new remote. Remember, not all the remotes are the same for all types of garage doors. Otherwise, each time when you arrived home, all garage doors will open in your neighborhood. And you will hire security to protect your garage door.

You can test a new remote without removing the packaging. You can try it to check the functionality of the new remote. The first thing to do is to reprogram the opener to solve the problems in an aforementioned way. If it does not respond, it shows that the actual problem is the remote. If not. You will have to check the logic board. If the garage door problems seem very difficult to manage, don’t try to handle them on your own. You just need technical expertise to fix your malfunctioned garage door.