I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

"gcotterl" wrote
I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

I don't know what the new doors may be using, but my older opener just used
a simple doorbell button. About $1.

My older door opener did not have any safety interlocks like the new ones
do. Does it go down OK with the remote?

On Mar 19, 10:18*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"gcotterl" wrote

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. *But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. *What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

I don't know what the new doors may be using, but my older opener just used
a simple doorbell button. *About $1.

My older door opener did not have any safety interlocks like the new ones
do. *Does it go down OK with the remote?

Yes, the remote opens the door with one push and closes the door with
another push. Now, if the push button would do the same thing....

Ed Pawlowski wrote:


"gcotterl" wrote
I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

I don't know what the new doors may be using, but my older opener just
used
a simple doorbell button. About $1.

My older door opener did not have any safety interlocks like the new ones
do. Does it go down OK with the remote?

I used to have an older opener here, with a simple doorbell button.

The opener was replaced with one with a fancy control (lighted button,
seperate button for light only, switch to disable opener when closed). The
old button is still connected (in parallel) and still works.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us

"God has no place within these walls (school), just like facts have no
place in organized religion!" -- Superintendent Chalmers

On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:36:06 -0700 (PDT), gcotterl
wrote:

I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

You probably mounted the button upside down. Reverse it and you'll be
able to shut the door but not open it. You don't want it to open with
a button or someone will steal everything in your garage.

In article
,
gcotterl wrote:

I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

You probably bought an ON/OFF pushbutton, and you probably need a
MOMENTARY pushbutton.

Smitty Two wrote:
In article
,
wrote:

I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

You probably bought an ON/OFF pushbutton, and you probably need a
MOMENTARY pushbutton.

Big Ditto on that!

On 3/19/2011 11:36 PM, gcotterl wrote:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

sounds like you bought a lighted doorbell button. Take the bulb out or
get one that is not lighted.

--
Steve Barker
remove the "not" from my address to email

No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

gcotterl wrote in news:83cf2337-dfbb-4dc7-
:

No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

In my layman's view, this is how the garagedoor openers (pushbutton or
remote) work: There are 3 possible actions - open, stop, close. They
get used in that order and then start anew. In addition there are stops
at the top and bottom that only issue the stop order. A momentary signal
from the remote or from the doorbell-type button issue the action
commands. If you get a button switch that switches between on and off,
you are energizing the circuit(s) far too long if you only push the
button once. You have to push that button twice to have the same action
as the door bell with a single push and let go.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

On Mar 20, 6:29*am, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

Go down and ask for a doorbell button - that is what you need. AFAIK
all of them are momentary.

As for two buttons, no problem as long as you wire them both from the
opener itself. It would get complicated if you tried to wire them in
on the same run of wire.

Harry K

On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:37:41 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote:

On Mar 20, 6:29Â*am, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? Â*(The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

Go down and ask for a doorbell button - that is what you need. AFAIK
all of them are momentary.

As for two buttons, no problem as long as you wire them both from the
opener itself. It would get complicated if you tried to wire them in
on the same run of wire.

Harry K
Actually, VERY simple on the same run of wire - just skin the wire and
put it under the screws for the first one, and carry on to the last
one. Switches need to be IN PARALLEL to each other.

On Mar 20, 6:29*am, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

Ooops. They could be wired with one run of wire if it were a 3
conductor wire.

Harry K

On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote:

On Mar 20, 6:29Â*am, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? Â*(The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

Ooops. They could be wired with one run of wire if it were a 3
conductor wire.

Harry K
Not necessary, Harry. 2 wires is all that is required.

On Mar 20, 9:52*am, wrote:
On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Harry K





wrote:
On Mar 20, 6:29*am, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

Ooops. *They could be wired with one run of wire if it were a 3
conductor wire.

Harry K

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Yep, as soon as you pointed it out it was obvious.

Harry K

On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:29:25 -0700 (PDT), gcotterl
wrote:

No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I
Doorbell buttond are "momentary"

On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I


A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is
not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed.

Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are
pressing the button.

Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is
sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on.

Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and
fixes garage doors.

On Mar 21, 12:31*am, Matt wrote:
On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote:

No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is
not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed.

Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are
pressing the button.

Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is
sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on.

Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and
fixes garage doors.

For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. It
connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back
down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and
lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. So no
ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Just saying there are
others out there.

jamesgangnc wrote:
On Mar 21, 12:31 am, wrote:
On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote:

No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is
not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed.

Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are
pressing the button.

Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is
sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on.

Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and
fixes garage doors.

For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. It
connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back
down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and
lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. So no
ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Just saying there are
others out there.
Hmmm,
Joking, right? If not you are an idiot!

On Mar 21, 6:43*am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Mar 21, 12:31*am, Matt wrote:





On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote:

No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.

My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by
the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door.

I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two
"momentary" push buttons?

Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home
Depot people don't know what I'm talking about).
I

A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is
not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed.

Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are
pressing the button.

Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is
sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on.

Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and
fixes garage doors.

For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. *It
connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back
down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and
lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. *So no
ordinary push button is going to work on mine. *Just saying there are
others out there.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Ya, riiightt. You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the
switch and touching them together. Prepare to be embarrassed.

Harry K

In ,
gcotterl typed:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the
garage door. The electrical wires are correctly
connected to the push button and to the garage-door
opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be
replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires
correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up.
But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go
down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What
kind of push button do I need to buy?

I you "bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly." then it
has to be the wrong or a defective pushbutton, right?

Since you gave no other information, I responded to the only information you
did give.

HTH,

Twayne`

On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:32:35 -0400, "Twayne"
wrote:

In ,
gcotterl typed:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the
garage door. The electrical wires are correctly
connected to the push button and to the garage-door
opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be
replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires
correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up.
But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go
down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What
kind of push button do I need to buy?

I you "bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly." then it
has to be the wrong or a defective pushbutton, right?

Since you gave no other information, I responded to the only information you
did give.

HTH,

Twayne`

What happens if you take the button off and just touch the wires
together? If it works then, you have a defective button, or a lighted
one. No other possibility.

On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:36:06 -0700 (PDT), gcotterl
wrote:

I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?
You need a non-lighted push button. I suspect, from the description
of your problem, that you bought a lighted one.

On 3/20/2011 12:36 AM, gcotterl wrote:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

You didn't say if the "dent" disabled the old button.

If it still works, use an ohm meter or continuity checker across the
screw connectors to see if you is a "push-on/push-off" or a "momentary"
type of switch. Then, check the replacement one you say is not working
properly. The replacement switch should mimic the action of the old one.

If the old switch does not work, figure out which type you need by
touching the bare wires together that were connected to the old switch.
If a brief touch causes the door to go fully up and another brief
touch causes the door to go fully down, you had a "momentary" switch.
If you need to hold the bare wires together to keep the door either up
or down, and it only moves in the opposite direction when you separate
the wires, you had a "push-on/push off" type switch.

On Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 11:36:06 PM UTC-5, gcotterl wrote:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?

On 05/30/2017 07:49 PM, wrote:

[snip]

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?


Does it go down when you push the button a third time? That's what would
happen with a toggle (push on/push off) button. You need a momentary
contact button.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"If *every*thing is a high priority, then nothing is"

On 5/30/2017 8:49 PM, wrote:
On Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 11:36:06 PM UTC-5, gcotterl wrote:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?


I use a plain old doorbell button. You don't want a switch that goes
off and on.

On Tue, 30 May 2017 17:49:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 11:36:06 PM UTC-5, gcotterl wrote:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the
garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door
opens and closes.

The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced.

I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly.

Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I
push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect
and reconnect the wires.

Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push
button do I need to buy?
One with no light or diode

i had a rental home, with similiar issues.

the outdoor key switch had all sorts of issues.

bought a remote control touchpad. worked so awesome i installed it at other locations