Howdy Ags,

So my garage door has three methods of opening: the wall switch, the outdoor keypad, and the remote control. (Four, if you count disconnecting it from the track and opening by hand, but that's not important right now.) Right now one of these methods is not working: the wall switch.

The outdoor keypad and remotes work fine. Press 'open' on one of them, and the light comes on and the door opens and closes normally. Press the open button on the wall switch, and the light comes on and off but the opener doesn't start.

I removed the wall switch from the wall, removed the wires from the back of the switch, and touched the wires together. The same thing happened: each time the wires touched, the light turned on and off but the opener did nothing.

What say you, Ags? Time to seek professional help, or is this something I can fix myself?

Some have a reset button you must push before the wall switch works again.

Brand, model and age of the opener is a good place to start.

Can you contact the manufacturer? They'd probably send you a new wall switch with associated wires. I have an Aladdin and when needed they have sent me replacement parts for free, but I pay shipping.

1st Generation Ag said:

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Howdy Ags,

So my garage door has three methods of opening: the wall switch, the outdoor keypad, and the remote control. (Four, if you count disconnecting it from the track and opening by hand, but that's not important right now.) Right now one of these methods is not working: the wall switch.

The outdoor keypad and remotes work fine. Press 'open' on one of them, and the light comes on and the door opens and closes normally. Press the open button on the wall switch, and the light comes on and off but the opener doesn't start.

I removed the wall switch from the wall, removed the wires from the back of the switch, and touched the wires together. The same thing happened: each time the wires touched, the light turned on and off but the opener did nothing.

What say you, Ags? Time to seek professional help, or is this something I can fix myself?

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does your wall switch have a separate light and door button?

Sounds like the door button is not engaging/failing.

Buy a new one to rule it out. They are cheap.

62strat said:

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1st Generation Ag said:

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Howdy Ags,

So my garage door has three methods of opening: the wall switch, the outdoor keypad, and the remote control. (Four, if you count disconnecting it from the track and opening by hand, but that's not important right now.) Right now one of these methods is not working: the wall switch.

The outdoor keypad and remotes work fine. Press 'open' on one of them, and the light comes on and the door opens and closes normally. Press the open button on the wall switch, and the light comes on and off but the opener doesn't start.

I removed the wall switch from the wall, removed the wires from the back of the switch, and touched the wires together. The same thing happened: each time the wires touched, the light turned on and off but the opener did nothing.

What say you, Ags? Time to seek professional help, or is this something I can fix myself?

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does your wall switch have a separate light and door button?

Sounds like the door button is not engaging/failing.

Buy a new one to rule it out. They are cheap.

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The door button does both the light and the door, and there is also a dedicated button for the light.

The make is Linear and it's three years old. As for the model, I don't know. The only buttons on it are door, light, and lock.

I would just buy a new to rule it out. they can be had for cheap

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KR9FJC4

In the interim buy extra aftermarket remotes. Keep one handy in the house. I recently put in a new opener for a roll up door and it didn't include running a wire 35 feet to a door for a wall switch. I bought a package of 2 aftermarket remotes on Amazon for $30. Can stand anywhere inside the house or the garage and open or close the door.

AgEngineer72 said:

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In the interim buy extra aftermarket remotes. Keep one handy in the house. I recently put in a new opener for a roll up door and it didn't include running a wire 35 feet to a door for a wall switch. I bought a package of 2 aftermarket remotes on Amazon for $30. Can stand anywhere inside the house or the garage and open or close the door.

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or spend the $30 on my q and make your garage opener a smart one.
Auto close function, open/close tracking, check open/close status from app remotely, etc.