Garage door will only open if I hold the opener button. It closes fine, but will only open if I hold the opener button down. The remotes do not work the same and will not open the door at all.

Before we get going on the opener lets look at the door itself. Pull the emergency cord that disconnects the opener from the door. Lift the door by hand. How many lbs of force, roughly, do you think you applied to raise the door? Does you door have torsion springs or long coil springs along the track?

If you have an electronic lock button check that. If electronically looked most garage doors will close with the remote but will not open. What brand? When electronically locked, think Craftsman will close with the hard wired wall control, but will only open if you hold the open button.

Your photo eyes are bad, or out of alignment.

Good call from GD so he gets the greenie. Last door I had a call on acted like this. Turned out that a bag of plastic shopping bags store in the corned had over flowed and a bag was drifting back and forth in front of the ye. Door worked and then it did not work, finally noitced the door did not work when there was a slight breeze

Bob,
Could I call you attention to this?

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Garage door will only open if I hold the opener button. It closes fine

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Still sounds electronically locked to me.