Hi folks,
I have an old garage door opener that is working intermittently. It is a Liftmaster from the mid 1990s. It is about 25 years old. I have a 2 car detached garage with one large door. There is a touch pad outside the garage. There is a button inside the garage that you push to lower the door. The remote hasn't worked in about 20 years.
Recently, the opener started working intermittently. It won't go up or down. However, I noticed a pattern. It only does this (fails to work) on days when it rained the night before, especially if it is raining and windy (a driving rain). On days that it didn't rain the night before, it works perfectly.
Today (Thanksgiving Day) was one of those days. I live in Staten Island, NY. It rained very hard last night, and it was windy too. It was a driving rain. When I tried to open my garage door today, it wouldn't open. I had to enter the code 5 times before it finally opened. Then, I couldn't get it closed. When I push the button to lower it, the door moves about 2 inches. Then, it stops and reverses and goes back. It did this about 20 times. Finally, I pulled the cord to disengage it, and I lowered the door manually.
Obviously, it is an issue related to water, specifically wind-blown water (a driving rain). But what?
I was thinking that maybe something is wrong with the touch pad because that is the only portion of the system that is outside. But that only explains the opening problem. It doesn't explain the closing problem. As I mentioned above, the button that you push to lower the door is located inside the garage, not outside.
Does anyone have any ideas? Has anyone ever encountered a similar problem?
Thank you in advance for any help. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
I have an old garage door opener that is working intermittently. It is a Liftmaster from the mid 1990s. It is about 25 years old. I have a 2 car detached garage with one large door. There is a touch pad outside the garage. There is a button inside the garage that you push to lower the door. The remote hasn't worked in about 20 years.
Recently, the opener started working intermittently. It won't go up or down. However, I noticed a pattern. It only does this (fails to work) on days when it rained the night before, especially if it is raining and windy (a driving rain). On days that it didn't rain the night before, it works perfectly.
Today (Thanksgiving Day) was one of those days. I live in Staten Island, NY. It rained very hard last night, and it was windy too. It was a driving rain. When I tried to open my garage door today, it wouldn't open. I had to enter the code 5 times before it finally opened. Then, I couldn't get it closed. When I push the button to lower it, the door moves about 2 inches. Then, it stops and reverses and goes back. It did this about 20 times. Finally, I pulled the cord to disengage it, and I lowered the door manually.
Obviously, it is an issue related to water, specifically wind-blown water (a driving rain). But what?
I was thinking that maybe something is wrong with the touch pad because that is the only portion of the system that is outside. But that only explains the opening problem. It doesn't explain the closing problem. As I mentioned above, the button that you push to lower the door is located inside the garage, not outside.
Does anyone have any ideas? Has anyone ever encountered a similar problem?
Thank you in advance for any help. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
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