The button can easily get dirty and stuck in the pushed.
Garage door opener light turns on by itself.
The door operator button is similar to a door bell.
The new opener has the safety beam just under knee height at the door and it has a motion sensor on the button pad.
Why the light stays on.
It all depends on the configuration but you likely have a button that activates the door operator.
Generally the garage door opener light comes on for several reasons.
Here are a few reasons why your blue max lift master or other garage door opener light stays on longer than the usual time.
A nice little feature.
According to the manual the light may come on if the beam at the door is not properly aligned.
When you operate the garage door opener with the wall console or the garage door remote in your car the light turns on.
Likely culprits include the wires the internal circuitry and more.
Just stepping into the garage from the house turns the light on in the garage.
The light will come on any time someone walks in front of the beams.
A garage door opener operating on its own may be caused by several problems.
Examine the garage door opener button.
Most openers come with motion sensors.
Most models have an adjustable time delay that automatically turns the light off after 3 to 5 minutes.
Motion sensors were triggered.