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Garage door stopped working for remotes

mojojoeomojojoeo Cowtown.Registered User regular
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Garage door opens from the button inside but will not open via remotes. The light blinks thrice and thats it.

ANyone have any ideas? theres nothing obstructing the sensors...

One would think that blink code means something....

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  • strebaliciousstrebalicious Registered User regular
    I'm assuming that all remotes stopped working. Could be a problem with the receiving sensor, like it lost sync with the remotes. Do you have a brand/model of the system?

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  • mojojoeomojojoeo Cowtown.Registered User regular
    Quantum 3214 opener.

    all remotes at once. Haas been stormy lately... could that cause a need for reprogramming?

    edit: reprogramming didn't work. Still just causes the unit to blink its lights

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  • vhannroyvhannroy Registered User regular
    I know I read an article one time about some people who live3d near a military base that did a lot of testing on communication equipment. One day I guess they got the frequency just right and fried a shit load of peoples garage door openers. Maybe you live near a base or the lighting did the same thing I will try to find the article.
    In case I don’t the end result was that the gov said that they owned the frequency’s and the garage door manufactures were just allowed to use it so the owners were SOL.

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  • vhannroyvhannroy Registered User regular
    http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/03/military-radios-kill-garage-door-openers/

    this is the one i read but here is another

    http://www.aaaremotes.com/fccpunoforga.html

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  • FeatherBladeFeatherBlade Registered User
    Needs new batteries?

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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    according to a quick google search, 3 blinks means that the wall control is shorted.

    are you sure it's 3?

    make and age would help.

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  • strebaliciousstrebalicious Registered User regular
    Sounds to me more like the circuitry inside the opener that is related to the remotes is borked. And if that's the case, you'd probably need a whole new control board.

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  • RderdallRderdall Registered User regular
    Some garage door openers have a lock feature that can be turned on/off from the main opener button that resides near the man door in the garage. I had a client with the same problem. The lock was enabled, and it prevented the remote opener from operating the door.

    It's actually a good idea to use this lock if you have it. I've heard of people breaking into cars and stealing registration and garage door openers. They come by like a week later, (with your address from the registration) and use your opener to get into your garage and clean you out. Basically, you'd turn the lock on when you park your car at night, and then turn it off again when you go to leave.

    Anyways, long winded explanation. Hope this is all it is. Troubleshooting wiring is troublesome if there are no immediately visible problems.

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  • mojojoeomojojoeo Cowtown.Registered User regular
    http://www.wayne-dalton.com/files/SpecSheets/Quantum%203214%20Specs.pdf

    Thats the model and make. House was built in 03.

    Ill check for a lock near the main button tonight. The wiring is.... troublesome at best. Can't know whats in the wall, but the wires to the infrared sensors is just twisted together with no wire nuts.

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    Sometimes the locking method is something like "hold the garage door opener button down for 5 seconds, then press again 3 times within 10 seconds". Check your manual.

    Reading the spec sheet, one of the features they list:
    "Radio controls with rolling access codes foil code-grabbers from gaining access to your home through the
    garage door. Every time you operate the door with the remote, the unit automatically chooses a new personal access code."

    Could be that your system got reset by the power failure and you'll have to refer to your manual to resync the remotes.

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    so what SPECIFICALLY is the problem with my hole?
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  • mojojoeomojojoeo Cowtown.Registered User regular
    So I unplugged it all day, and plugged back in upon getting home and it works.

    Guess power kicked in the rolling code whats it and that was that. THX for the suggestions all!

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  • strebaliciousstrebalicious Registered User regular
    mojojoeo wrote: »
    So I unplugged it all day, and plugged back in upon getting home and it works.

    Guess power kicked in the rolling code whats it and that was that. THX for the suggestions all!

    Ah, the good ole Raytheon Reset. Shoulda thought of that to begin with.

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