How To Disable Garage Door Remote

Here is how a garage door opener works.

How to disable garage door remote.

To disable your garage door sensor first make sure your garage door is closed or propped up with 2 by 4s just in case it comes crashing down when it s put into manual mode. If you have more than 1 garage door you ll need to reset each unit individually. Then fetch your garage door s remote control opener. It is the same principle for all models of door openers whatever year they were manufactured.

Click the button to check and make sure that the garage door does not open. If you de linked any smart devices double check those to make sure they can t still open your garage door either. If your garage door opener is stolen or missing be sure to disable the remote reprogram the unit and take precautions for the future. Your remote emits a signal that is captured by a receiver located in the housing for the door opener motor.

Hopefully this video is all you need. Your garage remote works by emitting a signal that a receiver housed in the garage door opener s motor captures. There s not much to it really but it certainly helps to know what it entails. Since 1993 most door openers use what is known as rolling codes.

This means that when you use your garage door opener its transmission code is changed.