If the door opens with the wall switch a simple battery change in the remote should do the trick.
Garage door will not open with wall switch or remote.
This means while one option might not work you can still use the other to open and close the garage door while you sort it out.
Usually when a garage door doesn t open the problem lies with either the wall switch or your remote.
Well the good news is it may be as simple as pushing a lock button or sliding it to the unlock position.
You might be out of range.
That wiring can become damaged or disconnected.
The antenna on the motor could be damaged or blocked from the signal.
Make sure it is hanging down from the motor.
If pressing the button on your garage door s remote control doesn t work check the batteries first.
Installing and operating the wall console for a garage door opener is fairly uncomplicated.
Pictured below from left to right are the liftmaster the genie wall and linear wall stations.
If the door operates the problem is in the wire or button.
If the door opens when you press the button on the wall mounted control keypad but not when you use the remote you might have just pinpointed the source of the problem.
Try resetting the remote.
If your garage door opener came with a wall station rather than the doorbell type button one of the buttons will be a lock.
If the door operates either the wires weren t securely connected to the button or it s gone bad.
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.
However there is always the possibility that neither the remote control nor wall switch will open the garage door.
The button is bad.
When your garage door won t open with the remote there are few things that can cause this problem.
Check that wires are securely attached to the sensor s photoelectric eyes each eye has 2 wires and the wall unit.
Disconnect the wires from the button and touch the bare ends together.