Garage door keypad stopped working

bklyn1028

Craftsman garage door opener, about 7 yrs old. Keypad stopped working, changed battery, worked for about 2 or 3 times. Took out battery and replaced same battery, it worked 2 or 3 times and stopped. Replaced battery, and it worked 2 or 3x, and it stopped. Not interriment, because when it stops, it stops. Any suggestions?

jlhaslip

Got the electric eyes? They might be mis-aligned.
Does the wall switch work okay and regularly without the stop action?
Have you dropped the remote?

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Thurman

Answering jl's ?'s will probably solve your problem. If not, re-post and we'll try again. David

bklyn1028

Electric eyes are fine. Remotes in 3 cars work wonderfully. If I take the battery out, and re-install the same one, it works fine. The next day, it stops working. If I re install the same battery it works fine, then poof. Very frustrating.

Scuba_Dave

Are you sure the battery is good ?
I've seen some right off the shelf that are almost dead
Other possibility is a short that is draining the battery

jlhaslip

Have you done any remodelling near there? Any chance of astray nail?
Open the keypad to see if it is wet inside.

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firehawkmph

It sounds like the keypad is going bad on you. I have never had one do what yours is doing. The fact that it starts working after r & r the battery sounds like a bad connection in the keypad. I am assuming your keypad is a wireless craftsmen made to match up with your opener. If everything else is working fine, try another keypad, not worth screwing with. A liftmaster keypad from the same vintage will work with your sears unit.
Mike Hawkins

bklyn1028

Battery if fine, checked it out. No remodeling. Not wireless, wired into the jamb outside the garage door. Inside is clean, dry. I suppose I have to replace the keypad. Thank you all for your input.