Like we said in the end it took a few weeks and multiple experts to identify the true source.
Garage door remote frequency interference.
If this is the case a new control panel may be your best bet.
Garage door openers operate by using radio waves similar to how a remote controlled car works.
Why led lights cause interference with garage door openers.
After that the garage door remotes start functioning normally again.
Also equipped with auto seek dual frequency technology your garage door opener remote will automatically seek either 315 or 390 mhz which minimizes interference from surrounding devices and improves overall performance.
Now there s no denying that everyone equally agreed that what or who was behind the interference was the same frequency that many garage door openers and car fobs use.
Although your garage door opener is designed to listen out for the noise coming from your garage door remote control it can accidentally listen to noise coming from a different device instead leading to interference and unpredictable behaviours when your devices suddenly don t want to co operate.
Control circuits inside the bulb operate this scheduled flash and rely on a frequency between 30 and 300 megahertz mhz.
It s a good thing we can only hear a limited range of audio frequencies 20hz to 20 000hz because if we did hear everything in the radio frequency range it would drive us crazy.
However in some cases.
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All current genie garage door openers specifically work on 315mhz 390mhz dual frequency to help reduce the likeliness of experiencing radio frequency interference.
This seems to happen every week or two.
Unfortunately if the control panel for your garage door opener is older it may be more prone to radio frequency interference.
None of them would work unless inside the garage standing nearly directly beneath the opener.
Avoid frustration with your garage door by knowing the many sources of radio interference that may be preventing your garage door remote from working.
I tested two remotes for this garage door and two other remotes for two other garage doors.
Locating and adjusting the antenna inside of your garage can change the frequency on your garage door remote.
Turning your antenna in the opposite direction of high frequency signals can divert unwanted interference from disturbing the frequency of your garage door opener which in turn can improve its operating ability.
The interference seems to last for an hour or two.