How to Change a Garage Door Opener Code
How to Change a Garage Door Opener Code
If you have a LiftMaster® with MyQ® Smart Technology, you are probably already enjoying the incredible ease and convenience of it to operate your garage door. Most of the time, you probably use a remote control or digital app to open and close your door without difficulty, but if you need help programming or changing a keyless entry PIN code, here is a basic rundown.
Setting Your Code
The first step is to set your code:
- Step 1: Find the Learn Button – On the MyQ Control Panel, the Learn button is located under the push bar. It is a colored button with an LED next to it. Just lift the push bar to find it.
- Step 2: Input Your Code – Press the button twice, then enter a four-digit PIN of your choosing on the keypad within 30 seconds and press enter. Try to pick something that’s difficult to guess, not four sequential numbers or your birthdate. The LED light should go off, indicating that you have successfully programmed the code.
- Step 3: Test the Code – Wait 10 seconds, then input your PIN code and press enter. The door should now open or close. If it does not, go through the procedure again.
To change an existing PIN, enter your current PIN and hold down the # key. When the light blinks, release the # key and type on the new PIN. The light should blink again to indicate a successful PIN change. Wait 10 seconds and test as before.
Setting a Temporary PIN
In some circumstances, you may wish to set a temporary PIN to allow guests or service workers to access to your home without giving away your permanent PIN code. Setting a temporary PIN is simple:
- Step 1: Type in your PIN and hold down the * key. When the light blinks three times, let go of the * key.
- Step 2: Enter the temporary four-digit PIN of your choosing. The opener light blinks four times.
- Step 3: Set the parameters for the temporary password. For time, type in the number of hours you want the PIN to work for and press *. For quantity, type in the number of times you want the password to work and press #. The highest number you can choose is 255. The light blinks once.
- Step 4: After 10 seconds, test the opener. Remember this counts as a use. To clear a temporary password prematurely, just do the procedure for setting up the temporary PIN and set number of hours or times to 0.
Some LiftMaster® garage door openers may have a slightly different procedure depending upon the model. Your installer should let you know if this is the case. If you are still struggling to set your PIN code for your garage door opener, or if you have any other questions or issues about your garage door or garage door opener in the Spokane, Washington or Northern Idaho areas, call Continental Door at 509-921-2260 for assistance or complete our contact form online.
Contact UsHow Does a Garage Door Work?
How Does a Garage Door Work?
The functioning of a garage door is something a lot of people take for granted. All they know is when they press the button on their remote, the garage door opens or closes. They may know that a spring is somehow involved, but that’s it. So, how does a spring-loaded garage door work?
Most of the time, you don’t really need to know. However, when something goes wrong with your garage door, a little knowledge about how a roller garage door works can be helpful, or at least comforting. Even if you’re not going to fix your garage door yourself — and most of the time, for safety and warranty reasons, you shouldn’t — it helps to know what should be happening. Here are the basics on how garage doors work.
Simple Guide to How Garage Doors Work
It’s really all about the torsion spring. The torsion spring is a tightly wound spring that has tremendous energy built up in it. At the command of the garage door opener, or when you pull on the door if it’s a manual-opening situation, the torsion spring winds or unwinds to provide counterweight to the door. This allows you to easily open or close a door that weighs hundreds of pounds.
The action of the garage door opener and the torsion spring allows a trolley to slide back and forth on rollers on a track hanging above the garage door. This pulls or pushes the door with it through use of a chain, belt or screw that moves when the opener is activated.
That’s really all there is to it. If your garage door is not opening or closing correctly, the problem is usually that a torsion spring has broken or become worn out, or the trolley has somehow jumped the track, so that the door cannot roll up or down properly. The problem could also be with the garage door opener, but it’s usually easy to tell if it is.
If you can hear the garage door opener trying to work but nothing is happening, it’s probably not the garage door opener that is the problem. Also, if you disable the garage door opener and you cannot open or close the door manually, you definitely have a problem other than the garage door opener.
Continental Door for Garage Door Repair in Washington and Idaho
Whatever your garage door problem is, if you’re in the Spokane, Washington, northern Idaho or surrounding areas, Continental Door can fix it. For more than 15 years, Continental Door has been offering the highest service in garage door repair and installation, and we’re happy to put our knowledge to work for you. If you have any problem with your garage door at all, contact Continental Door now.
What To Do if I Lose My Garage Door Opener Remote?
What To Do if I Lose My Garage Door Opener Remote?
There are few things as convenient as a garage door opener. It makes getting in and out of your home convenient and safer – not to mention staying dry in rainy weather. What happens though if you misplace or lose it? How do you make sure that no one else can use it to gain entry to your home?
Make Sure Your Garage Door Opener Remote Is Really Missing
It’s highly likely that your garage door opener remote is simply misplaced. Check all the places where it could be, starting with your vehicle. Check between the seats, underneath the seats, and in the glove compartment. Also, look around in the immediate vicinity outside the car in case it fell out when you opened the door.
If you still can’t find it, think. Do you have another car you could have moved it to? Do you have a family member that might have borrowed it without telling you? Before taking more serious measures, make sure you have exhausted all possibilities.
If Your Garage Door Remote Is Really Gone
If you’re certain the remote to your garage door opener is gone, you should act quickly. The remote to your garage door is basically a key to your home.
The first step is to disable the remote. Press the Smart Button on the motor housing of your garage door opener. Hold it for a few seconds, and all remote and keypads will be deprogrammed.
Then use the manufacturer’s instructions to reprogram your spare remote, or purchase a universal remote and program it as instructed.
How to Prevent This Problem in the Future
One of the best solutions is thanks to new technology – a LiftMaster garage door opener with the MyQ system means that you can open, close, program and reprogram your garage door opener right from your phone.
As an added precaution, be sure to always lock your car doors, even if the car is in your own driveway, and avoid leaving the remote in plain view.
If you are in the Spokane area and would like to install a LiftMaster garage door opener or you wish to learn more about your garage door opener options, including the MyQ system, contact Continental Door Co. today. We have been serving the greater Spokane and northern Idaho area for more than 10 years, providing quality installation and service for LiftMaster garage door openers, Clopay garage doors and more.
