Your garage door opener is a complex system of different mechanisms that safely raises and lowers your garage door. One key part of this system is the transmitter or as many call it the remote.

Your garage door opener remote is a luxury to many as it allows you to open your garage door from a distance, usually from your car, with the click of a button. Your garage door transmitter needs some sort of power to work, and usually, this power comes from batteries.

With the average homeowner using their garage door transmitter over a thousand times a year, it should come as no surprise that your transmitter batteries need to be replaced every so often.

So, if your garage door opener is not responding to the click of your transmitter, the problem could be as simple as a dead battery. Here’s how to tell if your garage door opener transmitter batteries are dead, and what to do.

Are Your Garage Door Opener Transmitter Batteries Dead?

Quality garage door openers in Ohio and their accompanying transmitters are made to last Most remote control garage opener transmitters use 1.5V “button” batteries, which last for approximately two to five years depending on how often you use your transmitter. While it’s always good to replace your garage door transmitter batteries before it actually stops working, finding out whether you need fresh batteries or a more complex repair is relatively simple.

The easiest way to tell if your remote needs new batteries is to check the wall-mounted unit. Most modern garage door openers come with a mounted wall unit you can use to operate your garage door from inside your garage. If the door opens and closes smoothly when using the wall unit, but your remote control doesn’t work it could be time for new batteries.

Also, check if you have a “lock” button on the wall control.  If the lock is enabled, the remotes will not work.  Try pressing the button to unlock the remotes.  If your remotes still don’t work then your transmitter batteries are most likely dead and in need of replacement.

If your garage door is responding inconsistently to your garage opener transmitter, it could also be a sign that the batteries are weak and you need fresh batteries.

How to Replace Garage Opener Transmitter Batteries

The good news is, that replacing garage door opener transmitter batteries is a relatively easy process. On some models, all it takes is for you to slide the back cover down, pop the old batteries out, and replace them with fresh ones. Others may use screws to keep the cover and batteries securely in place.

What to Do if Changing Transmitter Batteries Doesn’t Work?

So you have changed the batteries and your garage door opener still doesn’t seem to be working? Again, make sure you haven’t activated the lock feature on your garage door opener wall unit or the opener manual release. If you’ve checked both of these and your garage door still won’t open and close as it should, it’s time to seek professional assistance.

Springfield Overhead Door has been serving homeowners in Ohio for years. For any garage door repair services, you may need, contact our team of professional garage door technicians.