why does “holding down the button” make a broken garage door work?

Question

With a functioning garage door, you press the button once and it opens/closes all the way.

Old garage doors sometimes stop or reverse and don’t seem to work with a single press, but holding down the button always seems to work. Why?

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Answer 1

If it’s an old, malfunctioning ‘dip switch’ remote, just buy a new one (under $15 USD) and program it. It’s very simple.