Linear Garage Door 4 Flashes

Start by locating the lock button on your garage door opener.

Linear garage door 4 flashes.

If you own a new garage door opener that comes with a locking feature it s possible someone may have accidentally locked your garage door by pressing the lock button. If you try to open your door using a remote while the lock system is engaged you ll notice that the garage door light will begin blinking continuously. The door will stop and reverse back upwards. Align the safety beam.

It should power up with one single beep and now be ready to program. If motor had thermal shutdown wait 30 minutes and retry. 4 flashes force factor issues. Adjust the door force.

The first thing you ll want to do when your garage door light is blinking is to check to see if the lock button sometimes referred to as the vacation button is turned on and if it is turn it off. When the led or the light bulb on your linear garage door opener flashes four times it means the force of the opener is exceeded. With the gd00z powered down go into device reset remove zwave device on your go to control panel and then power up the device that is constantly flashing and beeping. If you re unsure where this is consult the owner s manual.

Open or close force exceeded or motor thermal shutdown. Before we dive into the troubleshooting steps you need to know what a garage door opener s force is and why it s important. Door reveres or won t open or close.