Merlin Garage Door Opener Light Flashing

If this doesn t fix your problem then the problem is more than likely the safety reversing sensors.

Merlin garage door opener light flashing.

The led light that is referred to in this article is the small light that is located on the opener near the adjustment learn or program buttons. You will need to use a ladder to access this area. If your garage door opener light is continually flashing there s probably a problem with your safety sensor. The light from the opener blinks 10 times to warn you about misaligned photo eyes.

Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor has burned out and isn t operating at all. Once you push this button the light on the garage door opener will flash twice. The number of times it flashes tells you exactly what the problem is. Once you see the double flash press the control button on the remote control.

Loosen the wing nut holding up the photo eye and adjust them until both sensors are properly aligned. This is a problem that will require you or a service person to replace it. If the circuit breaker or gfci is tripping repeatedly it s a sign that there is a short circuit somewhere in the system possibly even the garage door opener itself.