With the help of remote controls, homeowners can easily open or close the garage door by just pressing a button. However, there will be instances wherein you will need to reprogram the remote control of your garage door opener.
A remote control needs to be paired properly with the opener for it to function properly. For beginners, resetting the remote control might be a challenge although it is a very simple activity that you can do by yourself.
There are some units that also need to be retuned, every time the batteries are replaced.
Here are the steps in reprogramming your garage door remote controls:

• Before resetting your garage remote control, make sure that the batteries are new so you won’t have to reprogram it again sooner. Determine the number of batteries that you need and the type as well.
• In order for you to be able to reset your garage door remote control, you will have to reach the door opener’s main mechanism which usually sits right on the ceiling of the garage. You will need to get a step ladder in accomplishing this.
• Find the reset button. In other units, this is also called the learn button. If the button is recessed, you need an item like a pencil to get to the hole and push it in. Manufacturers usually recess the button to avoid accidental pressing.
• Bring the remote control that you plan on resetting with the door opener and climb the ladder carefully. Press the reset or learn button for a few seconds. As the button is pressed, an indicator light will be blinking as a sign that the door opener is ready to be paired. While this is happening, point the remote to the opener and push the open/close button. This button is what you press when opening or closing residential garage doors. You would know that the remote is now reset because the indicator will no longer blink. The light would be on stable mode.
• Always make sure that the open/close button on the remote will be pressed while the indicator light is blinking. You usually have 30 seconds to do this before you need to press the reset button again for another try.

Just like any other hardware in the house, garage doors also have their own flaws. These defects and problems with doors are caused by faulty garage door installation, damaged parts, natural wear and tear and even poor maintenance.
Sources tell me that many households experience the same set of problems with their garage doors across the country. If these problems or errors are not fixed immediately, the damage could get worse and more money will be wasted. Therefore, it is a very important that any damages must be repaired as soon as possible. It would also be nice to know the main reasons why these errors occur.
Here are some of the most common garage door damages that people experience:

• The door keeps on jamming. Jammed doors are among the most common problems that many homeowners experienced with their garage doors.
  • When a door is jammed, it moves to a certain point, stops moving without reversing back to its normal position.
  • Probable causes of jammed doors include worn out cable pulleys, broken torsion cables, broken extension cables and a bent track.
  • For the long term solutions of this problem, you will need to replace or straighten the track, replace the pulleys and change the spring cables.
  • The door does not close completely.Normally, the garage door will create a seal with the bottom track to prevent outside weather from affecting the temperature of the garage. But there are also cases where the garage door does not completely close.
    • This is due to a bent track, damaged spring pulleys, or the door is binding in the tracks.
    • To fix this, the worn pulleys must be changed, the track must be straightened out and the trim molding in the track must be spaced correctly.
    • The door does not open. If the door does not open once you use the remote for the garage door opener, you need to check if the batteries are still good. But even if you manually press the open button and it still won’t, then there is probably a problem with your torsion and extension springs.
      • Once these springs are broken, the mechanism will not be able to lift the door open so they have to be replaced.