Everything About Garage Door Openers

If you have a problem with your Genie garage door opener, it might be very easy to fix, so don’t worry. I will talk about the usual problems someone could have with a Genie garage door opener. Take them as a short but concise Genie garage door opener troubleshooting guide.

If you can’t close the garage door using the transmitter and you can close it by using the wall button, then here is what you should try. If the infrared sensors are not working well, then you should see at least one of the sensor lights flashing. In this case you should clean the eyes of the sensors if necessary, the wires should be properly connected with the sensors and the motor head and make sure that the sensor eyes are directed one to another. You could also try to reset the garage door opener, to do that you just have to unplug and re-plug the power of the opener. If it still doesn’t work, then you should replace the sensors.

When the garage door closes, after a few seconds it opens again. If this is your problem then this is what you should know. The opener has a limit for closing and opening and if the closing limit is further than where the door closes properly, then the opener will think it hit something and it will open again, it is a reaction of the safety system. After setting the limit to the right point everything should work just fine.

To program the transmitter from your car for a Genie Intellicode or Chamberlain security plus system, here is what you should do. The first thing you must do is to clear everything that is on the car transmitter (reset it). After doing that you should decide what button you want to use as a transmitter. After deciding, push the remote button and the in-car transmitter buttons at the same time, when doing this hold the remote close to the button. The last thing you need to do is to press the learn button on your Genie garage door opener, you should see a light flashing rapidly after you press it, and then use the button from your car until the garage door works.

If you want to program the Intellicode or Security Plus transmitter, this is what you can do. To remove the transmitter that is programmed on your garage door opener you just have to hold the Learn or the Smart button until the light stops flashing. If you want to program a transmitter to your opener you just have to push the Learn or the Smart button. You will see a light flashing rapidly. Now use the transmitter which you desire to use close to the receiver until the garage door opens or closes.

Another issue which can occur is that your garage door opens and closes just like that. In most cases the problem is that there is a short in your transmitter or wall button. In this case you should remove the batteries from your transmitter and leave it so for a few days, if the garage door doesn’t open anymore, then you know where the problem is. If you still have the problem even after a few days, then you should check the wires from the wall button. To be sure you could also replace the wires.

If you can’t find the Learn button, then you should know that it is placed under the light lens cover, very close to the Floppy Antenna wire.

I hope this article has helped you solve your Genie garage door opener issues. I talked about the most common problems, which occur with this type of opener. If you haven’t solved your problem or if you can’t find it here you can always ask a professional.

If one of your Genie garage door opener parts doesn’t work properly anymore or is badly damaged you can easily find a replacement part. The parts which can be replaced are: transmitters, receivers, circuit boards, capacitors, carriages, safety beams, accessories and other parts.

Genie GIT90-1, Genie GPT-90-1, Genie GIT90-2, Genie GT912, Genie GIT90-3, Genie MAT90, Genie GPT90-3, Genie GMIC90-2  are all transmitters, which cost approximately between $15 and $25. Some of them are supplied with Intellicode, but not all of them.

The receiver will be a little bit more expensive to replace, it can cost up to $100. The most common models are: Intellicode Receiver Model GIR390 , Receiver Model GR390-12, Receiver Board - Part #25648R (12-switch)  and conversion kits. The conversion kits can be used if you want to change to the Intellicode technology.

The circuit boards are also quite expensive, they cost somewhere around $50. The most common circuit boards you will find are: Sequencer Board model 31184R (20386R) for Intellicode Systems 1997-UP, Genie Sequencer Board #31181R, Genie Sequencer Board #27504R, Genie Sequencer Board #20384R, Genie Sequencer Board #24350S, Genie Sequencer Board #30611R, Genie Sequencer Board #30901S, Genie DC Motor Drive Board #34463R.S, Genie DC Controller Board #34019R.S.

The Capacitor won’t cost you much, it is approximately $18 and almost any Genie Capacitor is good for your garage door opener. The price of the carriage won’t be higher than $30. Another thing what is good to know that a Genie chain drive carriage for example is good for any Genie chain drive garage door opener. This applies for the other types of openers too.

Safety beams cost around $40. You will also receive everything you need to install them. The important thing is to test them after you installed them. Without a safety someone could get badly injured or in the worst case killed.

You can also find all the parts you need for Genie chain drive, screw drive and belt drive. In conclusion, replacing a part won’t cost you much and it also is pretty easy. You can do it yourself. However, it is much better too to do a proper maintenance and then you might have the Genie garage door opener for a long long time. The most important thing is that you always have a working safety beam, because I’m sure that you don’t want anyone to get injured.

If your Genie garage door opener remote doesn’t work anymore or if you have to replace it, then there are a lot of models from where you can choose. You should also check out if your opener supports Intellicode, because there are special remotes for Intellicode, which can’t be used for the normal models.

The remote models which are compatible with Intellicode are: GICT390-1 – a compact model with one button, GICT390-3 - also is compact, but this one has three buttons, Genie GIFT390-1 Mini – is equipped with a red flashlight, Genie GIT390-4, Genie GIC-1 – is an overhead door code dodger remote, Genie GIC-2 – similar to GIC-1, GIC-3, Genie GMI-3BL, Genie GMIC-2BL – for older models, GCT-3, GT-30, GT-31. These models are compatible for the following models: Excelerator, PRO99-2IC, CMD9900-IC, ISD990-2, ISD1000, PMX500-IC/B, PMX300-IC/B, PMXIC-250/B, PMLD500, PDG400, PCG400, PCG450, PCG650, GCG350, GCG350L, PCG600, PCG650, PMX60, PMX65, PMX70, PMX75, PMX80, PMX85. There are other models too, but these are the most important ones.

Another type of remotes are those, which work with internal or external receivers with 12-Dip. These remotes can be used for the following models from 1982 until 1992: BlueMax, GG1950, GG1810, GS900, GS920, GS940, GS975, GS810, GS810A, GS815, GS840, GS210, GS250, SP99, SP129, SP229, LD100, LD500, LD100A, LD550A, LAD125, LAD555, CM6000, CM6000A, CM60, CM70, CM80, CM60S, CM70S, CM80S, PMX60, PMX70, PMX80, PRO83, PRO93, PRO88S, PRO98S, CM7500, CM8500, CM7500S, CM8500S, SD9500, SD9000, SD8000, SD2500, SD5000, GXL/GX/G Series 9500 9000 8000 2500 5000 10000. These are the most important models.

Finally the remotes compatible for 9 dip switch garage door openers can be used for the following models: CH125, CH130, GS980, GS9800, GS880, GS8800, GS820, GS8200, GS720, GS850, GS800, PRO82, PRO98, PRO88, PRO90.

These are the most important types of remotes you will need. Be sure to check if you need Intellicode or not and if you can’t use then you might want to change that. There are conversion kits, which will help you to do that and up the security of your garage. Also, make sure that you get the remote with the right frequency or it won’t work.