How To Reprogram Garage Door Opener

Written by Amy Kingston and published on https://homeguides.sfgate.com/.

Your garage door is made up of many moving parts that we don’t recommend you fix yourself, like the springs, tracks and cables. But, there are some fixes any homeowner can do, like reprograming your opener, remote and keyless entry pad.

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Why Reprogram Your Opener

There are many reasons to reprogram your opener or entry pad. If you’ve given your code to a service technician, you should reprogram it. Or, if you’ve moved into a new home, it’s a good idea to reprogram both your keyless entry and your opener. Garage door remotes can get lost or stolen out of vehicles and if your vehicle registration is in the glove box (which is where most of us keep it) you’re giving a thief your address and a key inside your home. In other cases, you’ve simply bought a new remote and need to sync it to your opener. No matter the reason, it’s a simple process to reprogram your remotes, opener and keyless entries.

How to Change Code for Garage Door Opener

If you think someone knows the code to open your garage door or your remote has been stolen, it is time to change the code on your garage door opener. Newer garage door openers have a keypad in addition to the remote, which makes it slightly easier to change the code. If you have an older garage door that is only operated by a remote, you must physically move the switches inside the remote and door opener to change the code.

Garage Doors with a Keypad

Place a ladder beneath the garage door’s motor unit to reach the unit.

Press the learn button located on the side of the motor and hold it down. Release the button when the light beside it goes out to remove the old code from its memory.

Push the learn button on the motor again, so its light comes on again. Enter the desired code on your keypad on the garage wall. The motor unit’s light blinks to indicate that the new code has been accepted.

Press the learn button on the motor once more, so the light on the motor lights up again. Press a button on your remote. The motor unit’s light blinks to indicate the remote has been programmed with the new code. Repeat this step to program all other remotes.

Garage Doors without a Keypad

Take the cover off of the garage door’s remote control to expose the switches inside the remote. Repeat to change the code in all additional remotes.

Move the switches inside the remote to change the code. Replace the cover on the remote control.

Place a ladder beneath the garage door’s motor unit. Move the switches on the motor to change the code to match the code in the remote control.

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