Will LED Light Bulbs Really Cause Your Garage Door to Not Work?
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- Is your garage door not working so well? Using led bulbs may be the cause, here I show you why.
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These are the LED Bulbs I Recommend-
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Once the LED light shuts off, the remote will work. I have the same issue.
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I just don't get why the LED bulbs don't work the way the others do. Thanks for the video. I never would've guessed inna million years 🤔
Can I open and close your garage door please I love your garage door opener
I love all the garage door opener
This fix applies to many things! For example I took the led bulbs out of the bathroom and the toilet clogging issue stopped.
yup, fixed my ED as well
Thank you so much for putting this out there. I had been battling this for over a year. I reprogrammed our remotes and everything but nothing helped. I saw your video and thought to myself, I don't think I have an led bulb in our opener. So I looked and sure enough, it was an led bulb. I replaced it and have had no issues since. Thank you again.
This video was a live saver for me. I have been trying to find out what caused my garage door to act funny at times for the past one month and after watching this video, I realized the mistake that I made. Thank you Sir! I was about to get a signal extender thinking that my IR is bad.
Still have incandescent on my opener. Great information that I can use in the future and for friends and family. That is one awesome garage, I'm sure you'll enjoy that a lot; and your house and yard are beautiful too! Your hard work is paying off; I'm happy to see you're doing well and succeeding. You're very honest, have a lot of integrity and work very hard, you deserve such an awesome place!
This video explained perfectly what was happening to me. I was about to go through the process to reprogram my openers when I came across this video. Thank you very much for posting it!
Great vid. Couldn't figure out why my keypad and remotes stopped working to close the door but worked fine to open. Realized the only difference was that I had JUST replaced my burned out bulbs with LEDs. Great info to know, as the problem is now fixed and the wife is happy again! Gotta love technology right.
You rock! This is a short, to-the-point video that clearly shows the problem and the solution. Outstanding job. You solved my problem in seconds after I had spent hours fumbling around. Thank you very much.
Thanks so much. Was ready to buy a new circuit board for the garage door opener but spontaneously performed a Google search and found your video. It exactly duplicated my issue. Removed LED's and all works perfectly! Thanks again!
Thank you for the tip. As soon as saw the title of the video, it hit me, I had just changed my bulbs.
We fought our opener for two years if we used the Homelink in our cars. The Liftmaster remotes worked fine from a distance. After watching this and removing the LED bulbs the Homelinks work perfectly! You are a genius!! Thank You!
Great advice! I followed your instructions and now my garage door works just fine. A contractor told me I needed a frequency booster, and/or a new board, etc. etc. You saved me a lot of money! Thank you.
Pedro Corona no is not the problem with a circuit board why is not the problem with the circuit board is rfi radio frequency interference that mean is the led light bulb cause a problem with the motor unit which is called the garage door opener
Genie light bulb is the good solution to prevent interference with the remote
Or a bad circuit board cause the relay click two Tim learn button flashing led light five time circuit board is shorted that mean soldering it I will fix your problem with the garage door opener not operating
This is awesome. Ours has been giving us fit all of a sudden and I was about to buy and antennae extender when I stumbled upon this video. I had recently changed to LED bulbs. Took them out and it all works perfectly. THANK YOU
Hey Makuloco! I want to say THANK YOU for your video! I recently replaced the CFL bulb with LED and exactly like your video described... the remote will not open or close the garage once you step a few feet outside. At time it would work intermittently... I had a hunch that it’s caused by the RFI from the LED BULB and decided to TH-cam it. I came across your video and replaced the LED bulb with CFL and now my garage door is working perfectly. I went as far as cleaning out the sensor, took the damn motor out and cleaned it, none of it worked except the god damn LED bulb(I had two of them! ) once the LED bulbs are out, they work absolutely fine. Hilarious and thank you!
Thank you for the video. I have been having issues with remotes and the keypad. It seemed to be noticeably worse when cold temps. But I also have LEDs bulbs. This looks to be the fix ! Kudos to you
Great tip. Thank you. I have some led bulbs that make so much interference you can actually hear them on the shop radio. Took a while to figure that out as well.
IINCREDIBLE. This was TOTALLY my issue. Wish I had seen this before I extended the antenna. I guess BOTH will help! Thanks for posting this.
Great video. You are 100% correct. I had same problem and switched out LED bulbs - problem fixed!!!! Thanks.
Thank you so much for the video. You are so right about the LED light bulb interference. I replaced the LED light bulbs and the garage door worked much better!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!! I changed the garage openor light bulb the next day after seeing this video and to my amazement my garage door opened from the curb, which is several yards away from the garage door. I have never been able to get the garage door to open from the street curb entry of the driveway! I thought it was a low battery issue. Thank you so much again. This actually worked
You’re a genius! Great tip, wish I knew this a year ago.
Thank you so much. We were going crazy trying to figure out why or garage door openers weren't working well. I just didn't correlate the LED light bulbs with the openers. I switched to florescent bulbs and now the openers are working great again.Liftmaster 3/4hp with a light at each end.
I am going to try this tonight. Our door has been driving us crazy for 2 years and I never put two and two together regarding the LED bulbs I put in. Thank you!
Thank you! I couldn't figure this out and it was driving me crazy. Such a simple fix.
Thank you for saving me a lot of frustration and money. It was the LED bulb!!
After watching this video went and took out the LED bulb I had put in a week ago. Suddenly remote works. Amazing. Thank you
2023-- Yes Yes Yes 🎉 It absolutely worked! The hardest part was finding an old light bulb in my garage! 🤣 You rock! (Demographic info: 52 year old female diy-er). Thank you for saving me tons o cash 💰
Thanks for the tip! FYI... Just built a 3 stall garage with 4 ft. LED ceiling fixtures ( 6 of them). Wow, awesome bright garage!. No interference with the Chamberlain openers. I'll try LED lights in the openers and see if I get the same long range from the remote.
Thanks for the video! That solved my problem as well. However, I put in regular incandescent bulbs. I live in Ohio and the winters can get really cold. Its takes a bit for the CFL bulbs to warm up in the garage and get bright to their full potential. They do work good in the summer.
I have been fighting this issue for a while. Changed remotes, changed the panel, was getting ready to change the opener when I saw this video. Now I can open the door from the driveway without getting out of the car.
Thanks for the advice, I had the same problem, now it's working.
Awesome info! Keypad and both remotes have been acting strangely, working intermittently, sometimes not at all. I hadn't connected the dots...I replaced old cfl bulbs with leds last month, that's when problems started. I just put incandescents back...voila! Back in business. Thanks!!!
Thank You! What a simple solution to a very annoying problem.
well damn , that definatly was the cause of my problems, i changed out the old dul bulbs out with some bright LED bulbs and never really thought that those would cause the problems i been having since i changed them to LED (2 bulbs) thank you so much!
unbelievable , I have had this problem for a year, kept changing batteries. Thank you Thank you
I've been losing my freaking mind... I could not for the life of me figure out why my 30 dollar 800 foot range remote would sometimes work... Most the time not even from 3 feet away... You sir are a saint.
In the past few months I've been having the same issues. LEDs had worked fine but no longer. Tried new LEDs from Bulbs and Batteries and still no good. Next will be CFLs. THANKS for the video.
Q: When the door has remained closed for some time the light goes off, right? So when you come back the bulb is off (no power) why / how does a non energized circuit in the LED bulb cause interference with the signal? I understand that when the bulb is powered the inductor on the circuit board for the LED can produce interference. Not being a smart ass, just want to understand.
Exactly. You're not a smart ass, you're smart! Big difference.
Thank you. I tried extending antenna but no difference. It was the LED Bulbs. Changed back and now it’s working great. Thanks
I had the exact experience - really surprised me. I had put some LED's (mixed with older CFL) in and saw a degradation of remote control function; BUT once I moved to 100% LED's - huge issues with my Liftmaster Elite 3850. Remotes barely worked at all. I swapped out all LED's with, frustratingly, all 60W incandescents (regular old bulbs). By doing so, all remote problems were 100% resolved. I looked at some LED bulbs (Genie) with a different signals supposedly OK in garage door openers. I would need to buy six - just not worth it - $42+ ($6-9 each) and no assurance that electrical bill savings would ever justify the excessive cost per bulb.
Excellent product. Very happy with my purchase!
Worked like a charm!! Amazing.
Now I know what is my garage problem. Thanks a lot
Good vid. Here in Toronto it is currently minus 15 celsius. CF bulbs take a few minutes to work up to full rated brightness when its this cold. I will have to experiment.
Super helpful! Thank you
Thank you Joel. You are the best!
thanks so much for this concise info , SO, SO helpfull
Awsome review thanks on the bulb problem
Great appreciation. I struggled to resolve my garage remote issue till I ran into your advice. Why didn't I see such an advice from the manufacturer? They should pay you the consultation fee!
Great video! This is great information! We now have an LED bulb for garage door openers that is radio frequency friendly :)
Bought a couple of these after a year of problems with other led bulbs. No problems since.
I love ❤️ you man! I couldn’t figure out this problem for daaaaaaays...... thanks so much
Oh my goodness, I think this is what is wrong with both my garage doors. It's been weeks since we replaced the bulbs w/ LEDs then yesterday the remotes will not open the doors from outside but they work inside the garage. I was thinking the worst 🤦🏽♀️. I need to purchase bulbs to replace the LEDs. Fingers crossed this will resolve my problem. Thanks so much for your video 🙌🏼
Thanks a million! I was thinking I would have to buy a range extender or replace the whole motor!
OMG Just changed to LED bulbs and started having very limited range on opener. Controller only worked inside the garage. Took both bulbs out bingo everything works now. Thank you!!
Chamberlain products are the only products that do that, Which include Craftsman, Chamberlain, And Liftmaster.
I love your garage door opener lots
Worked for me . Thanks for posting that.
Mystery solved.....simple....just replace with regular bulb and works 1000%. I am tired of pressing the garage door opener 10 times as well as clip board panel did not work. So happy......thanks posting
Garage opened by itself when I use LED bulbs. Had a heavy rain and the opener when crazy. Swap back for regular bulb issue is gone. Opener is a craftsmen from 2003. Was about to replace a perfectly working opener. Save big money $$$
Thank You so very much!
I fixed it thanks to You!
C.T.
Thank you for this tip as I have been having an issue since putting LED bulbs in my LiftMaster! I am wondering could the interference from these LED lights cause the door to mysteriously open after being closed for a few hours?
Thanks I'm currently having this issue with my keyless entry after replacing my dome lights with led my truck remote starts and unlocks the driver door no issues but as soon as dome light comes on I can't do anything from the remote untill they time out currently trying to figure out how to shield them with ferrite I would like to keep them
Great, Thank you.
The lights in our Chamberlain Whisper Drive HD900D opener refuse to turn off ... motion detector not turning the lights on or off ... there is a 'click' coming from the opener when I press the 'light' button on the remote by the house door, but the lights remain on. So ... per the TH-cam video, I replaced the LED bulbs with good old incandescent and ... yup, it works fine now. I see the video is 5 years old, but the advice works today too ! Thank you !
I'd like to know the make/size/approximate year bought of the LED bulbs you were using. I'm wondering if they've changed their design over time to be less interfering... thanks.
Something must be different in the opener hardware/software, as per model type. I recently moved as well, the PO had similar Liftmaster branded openers from 2003 with LED bulbs. No problem with the signal from 3-400ft up the driveway. I replaced the openers with a Chamberlain brand and installed cheap LEDs. I can be 1/8 mile away with the opener in my pocket, working on something in the woods and accidentally open the doors.
Thank you ! my garage door the same .
BEAUTIFUL HOME BROTHA!!!!!!!!! MY LAWN STAYS AS GREEN AS YOUR YEAR ROUND!
Had Cree LED bulbs installed which gave limited range. Switched to FEIT brand led bulbs and no more problem.
LED light bars on my garage ceiling were the culprit. I replaced my neon fixtures with the LED less than a year ago. Turn them on, opener would not work. Turn them off, works fine. Still using incandescent in the opener motor.
Thanks for the info, which resolved my garage opener issue.
What about new Liftmaster WLED model? I was thinking to purchase it.
Thanks. I knew I wasn’t crazy. At least about these bulbs anyway.
So even with the bulbs off they still interfere? I'm having the same issue but figured it was those bulbs because they are not on when I'm having the issue. I will have to give this a try.
yes your tips work for me last 6 months I am doing manual close, just I changed bulb and clean works now. thanks
Thanks!
Genius! And where state do you live in..awesome house/property
The rapid switching from the LED driver is likely causing the interference. Putting in two bulbs may double the frequency if they don't start up at the exact same time. This wouldn't be a problem on the older door openers where the radio receiver was a separate component mounted further away from the opener.
Am I correct in assuming LED lights that are turned off would not interfere with my garage door opener? Or does that not make a difference?
I took my bulb out, and it worked like a champ for 3 days. Now, the remote doesn't work inside or outside the garage. The button on the wall works just fine though. Any suggestions?
Now i have to be close to the garage to open it where before it would open 30 feet away and now it won't I change the batteries and same result. Same thing with buttons in car, what can I do. I have an electric also that this is happens with.
Nice house dude
Good video I like your other channel also. If the led lights are not on is it safe to assume they do not interfere?
The Amazon link to the light bulb you recommend isn't working anymore. Would you please just post the the exact name, specs that we need to get a light bulb that works? THANKS.
Hope you can help. My Liftmaster (Chamberlain) opener intermittently will stop when the door is part way down. If I operate a remote or the wall switch it will continue going down. This only happens when the temperature is below freezing. All ideas appreciated.
Great tip!! Solved my very similar problem. Thank you!
I have 2 prong screw in adapters in both of my openers, then I have an LED strip light about a foot long plugged in and attached to the body of the opener. No problems with either opener. Maybe because the actual light is farther away from the antenna.
I have a strange situation where the garage door opener would not work unless I turn off the light from the wall control box. I did buy a no interference LED bulb sold by Chamberlain. I also try without any bulb and still have the same issue.
nice shades
I added led in my garage in mine only problem I have is it won't close when I'm outside I can open it but not close it sometimes
Perhaps you can open and close it when the led is off but doesn't work when the led is illuminated
I had LED bulbs in mine for about a year but then had this exact problem. I replaced the bulbs with incandescent bulbs, problem solved. When I remove the LED bulbs one had a black burnt mark on it so I assume over the one year the LED developed a problem. I am reluctant to try LED's again.
Beautiful house!
Bingo. Had LEDs in my lift master. Took a couple weeks for them to take out the board. Mine was acting like low batteries, the distance of operation kept getting weaker.
I junked the opener & the cheap Home Depot leds.
Makulocos, the Amazon link does not work. Help, please. Thanks
Happens with my landscape led lights on even though they are away from the garage lol. When I turn off the landscape lighting, it opens fine. The garage door company is telling me I need to change the door openers for 2 doors and wants to charge me $1000. Should I just try and change all landscape led bulbs to branded ones?
My remotes have been doing this same stuff for a couple years. I feel really stupid for not figuring this out earlier. Off to buy some regular bulbs
Are you saying that even though the LED is not lit, because it times out, it still causes a problem?
no is not the problem with a circuit board why is not the problem with the circuit board is rfi radio frequency interference that mean is the led light bulb cause a problem with the motor unit which is called the garage door opener
Genie light bulb is the good solution to prevent interference with the remote
Or a bad circuit board cause the relay click two Tim learn button flashing led light five time circuit board is shorted that mean soldering it I will fix your problem with the garage door opener not operating
Sansi 22 W LED works perfect in my Liftmaster.'
Garage door lights are behind a plastic diffuser, this cuts down the amount of light. I mounted a metal electric octagonal box on the metal strapping, above the opener. Mounted a basement porcelain light fixture ($1). I ran a cord with plug to a old screw in plug in adapter to the opener bulb socket. The bulb now is away from the opener and up by the ceiling giving you a lot of light, you don’t need 2 bulbs. I don’t have any interference problems. Jim
I'm confused....in the video, you indicate a 100 watt CFL, yet the link is LED....which is it, the CFL or the LED in the link?
Link on Amazon not working.