Garage Door Keeps Opening And Closing Randomly

As these wires short against the housing the electrical impulse causes the door opener to activate.

Garage door keeps opening and closing randomly. The symptom of this is a garage door that is in constant motion opening fully then immediately descending only to start the same cycle again. The door operator button is similar to a door bell. When your garage door opens or closes when you haven t triggered the remote one possible cause is that a neighbor s remote was programmed at the same time as yours. Below are three reasons why your garage door opens on its own and some quick fixes you can try.

Examine the garage door opener button. There may also be loose wire connections inside the button housing itself. Erase all codes in your remote and then reprogram it. It all depends on the configuration but you likely have a button that activates the door operator.

The button can easily get dirty and stuck in the pushed position. 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.