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Rant: it took me 4 hours to figure out why my garage door opener kept clicking but not moving
I spent 4 hours on a Sunday tracing wires and testing the safety sensors because the thing would just click and hum but nothing moved. I was about to order a new logic board (a $90 part) when my neighbor asked if I checked the manual lock on the rail. It was engaged the whole time. So here is the thing: do you feel dumb when the fix is something you overlooked, or do you feel relieved you did not waste money? I honestly cannot decide.
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logan23617d ago
Four hours on a Sunday over a manual lock that has been sitting there the whole time, that is rough but also kind of on you for not checking the obvious stuff first. I get being annoyed but calling it a big deal feels like a stretch, you lost a Sunday afternoon but you also saved $90 and learned something for next time. Honestly the real issue is you went straight to wire tracing and sensor testing before just looking at the rail, that is the lesson here. Feel relieved you did not buy the board, feeling dumb about it is a waste of energy since the thing works now.
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