On Jul 20, 9:33�pm, "Smarty" wrote:
"J.H. Holliday" doc@okcorral wrote in message

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"dmkAlex" wrote in message
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My 5 year old genie garage door opener started misbehaving in the
past month or so.
It will open by itself. Once it's open, I can't close it with the
remote, or the wall button.
I have removed the batteries in the remote controls in my cars and
outside. I have even disconnected the wall control. But as long as the
power if plugged in, it will open by itself.

It doesn't happen immediately. If I leave it plugged in, with a few
hours it will open.

Any suggestion other than replacing the main unit?

Thanks.

Exorcist...

Suggest you unplug the Genie and remove (temporarily) the wires which are
presently connecting the Genie unit to the wall button. Then plug the Genie
back in and see if it it operates all by itself with no wires connected. You
may have a short in your button wiring, a defective button, or poorly
connected wires at the Genie, and all 3 of these possibilities will be
eliminated by disconnecting the wires.

If the door still operates randomly with the button wiring disconnected,
then the unit itself needs service, most likely a defective logic board, and
should be serviced by a qualified Genie technician. If the problem
disappears, trace the wiring to the button to see where the fault lies. You
may have a staple which is occasionally shorting the wires, a bad
connection, a broken button, etc.

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change code, perhaps a neighbor has the same code.

my brother in law has X10 and couldnt understand why his lights turned
on every nite at 5 pm, till i explained a neighbor likely had the same
code.

we changed code, no more troubles

also look for button wires contacting other things.

as a child i fixed our doorbell that rang at random times.

I noticed it rang wjhen the hot water tank turned on.

doorbell wires crossed gas pipe hanger. tank turning on caused
doorbell to ring, at all times of day and nite

boy was i excited fixing it