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Garage opener remote doesn’t have any range
Posted on 12/8/25 at 7:54 am
Posted on 12/8/25 at 7:54 am
All 3 of my garage door remotes started to act up within the last couple of months. Outside of my garage, the remotes cannot open the door and has no range. If i can get it to work I need to be right infront of the door but only when I hold the open button down for a long time or multiple tries.
I tried changing the batteries and nothing helped.
Also the remotes for the most part work if I am in the garage for the most part. The wall opener that is in the garage (I assume it is hard wired to the unit) works every time without any hesitation.
What you think could be the problem?
I tried changing the batteries and nothing helped.
Also the remotes for the most part work if I am in the garage for the most part. The wall opener that is in the garage (I assume it is hard wired to the unit) works every time without any hesitation.
What you think could be the problem?
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Posted on 12/8/25 at 8:11 am to The Dunder Mifflin
You or a neighbor may have new electronics that are interfering.
Can be wifi, appliances, LED lights, some sprinkler systems, or anything that creates RF noise.
Could try starting from scratch. Erase old codes and have remotes learn new codes.
Can be wifi, appliances, LED lights, some sprinkler systems, or anything that creates RF noise.
Could try starting from scratch. Erase old codes and have remotes learn new codes.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 8:14 am to Twenty 49
That’s what I read, I unplugged my Christmas lights and nothing changed. Might just wait till after Christmas to tackle this project
Posted on 12/8/25 at 8:43 am to The Dunder Mifflin
I had one remote for the garage when I moved in the house. It didn't work but right outside the door. I bought two off amazon and they work 100ft from the house.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 11:10 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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That’s what I read, I unplugged my Christmas lights and nothing changed. Might just wait till after Christmas to tackle this project
This happened to mine and it was the circuit board on the opener.
Think it was a $40-50 part and easy replacement.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:25 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
You can also buy a Chamberlain smart garage door opener for $29. Your garage remote becomes your phone.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:59 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
I know when i swapped LED bulbs into my opener, my remotes in the vehicles and even outside the garage became relatively useless.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:57 pm to LemmyLives
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You can also buy a Chamberlain smart garage door opener for $29. Your garage remote becomes your phone.
That's the way to go for sure.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 3:10 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
If your garage lights are LEDs and they are on, it will greatly affect the remote range. If you don't have LEDs or they are not on, then this is not the problem.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:19 am to The Dunder Mifflin
There is typically a short section that. Is often just hanging out of the back of the motor. It looks like a spare wire, but it is not…that is the antenna. Be sure thst that wire is present and is not rolled up or anything like that.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:31 am to Spankum
I used to be able to reliably open my garage from 100ft away UNTIL I got a new car. Now I have to be almost at the door. If I hang the remote out the window, the range is fine.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:44 am to Jmcc64
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used to be able to reliably open my garage from 100ft away UNTIL I got a new car. Now I have to be almost at the door. If I hang the remote out the window, the range is fine.
What kind of car. Some cars have fancy windshields that block signals in all but tiny spaces towards the top of the window. If the car has built in homelink system it’d be best to use that.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 1:55 pm to s14suspense
no homelink. it's a '24 CX-30
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