If you tried operating the garage door opener from both the remote control and the door control and the opener did not activate.
Led bulb not working in garage door opener.
For electric garage door openers it is much better to use led lightbulbs because they last 25 longer than compact fluorescent bulbs and don t disrupt the communication signal between a door opener and its remote control.
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Now i realize that the waiting time was for the light to go out.
How can a light bulb cause trouble.
Led and compact fluorescent light bulbs have become very popular with homeowners because of the energy savings they provide.
Here are the troubleshooting steps.
This being said there are some cases where installing an led lighting solution in your garage door opener can cause a bit of trouble.
Check the power supply.
Garage door opener not working.
This customer garage door would only open using the remotes if you got out of the car and stood right against the garage door and even then it would only work part of the time.
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When your garage door opener is not responding to any command from the remote or the door control you need to check if the opener has electricity.
Led lights have drivers inside the bulbs which produce a field that interferes with the garage door preventing the door from opening.
Why led lights cause interference with garage door openers.
Waiting was annoying to say the least.
If your craftsman garage door opener is not working at all there won t be any signal to tell you that.
A simple way to do this is to unplug the garage door opener and then plug in another device say your phone or a light bulb to see if it lights up.
In many cases it is as simple as replacing the light bulb but other times it is a more complicated issue.
An led bulb can interfere with the radio control signals so.
When thinking about light bulbs i recall an incident involving led lights in a customers landscaping that interfered with the garage door opener remotes.
In most cases led lighting can be used in an automatic garage door opener system and everything will work fine.