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Water softener error codes
Sometimes your water softener tells you exactly what's wrong—as long as you can crack the code. Below are common error code tables for the most popular brands, along with an explanation of what the code means, possible repair parts you might need and DIY advice. Visit Sears PartsDirect’s repair help section for more DIY advice on water softeners, major appliances, lawn and garden equipment, garage door openers, vacuum cleaners and more. To find the owner’s manual or a complete list of replacement parts for your water softener, search for your model number.
Most common symptoms to help you fix your garage door openers
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Main causes: neighbor's remote programmed at the same time as yours, faulty wall control wiring, bad wall control unit…
Things to do: check garage door travel, tighten brackets and fasteners, test safety sensors, check travel limits and for…
Main causes: safety sensor beams blocked, safety sensors not aligned, downforce setting needs adjustment, damaged garage…
Main causes: garage door opener misaligned, travel limits need adjustment, bad travel limit switches, faulty logic contr…
Main causes: garage door locked, damaged garage door tracks, up-force setting needs adjustment, RPM sensor failure, bad …
Main causes: loose fasteners, broken brackets, need preventive maintenance, worn drive gears, loose or worn belt, loose …
Main causes: faulty logic control board, bad RPM sensor, broken gears in the drive system, bad drive motor…
Main causes: radio interference, weak remote batteries, sunlight interference with safety sensor beams, safety sensors n…
Most common repair guides to help fix your garage door openers
These step-by-step repair guides will help you safely fix what’s broken on your garage door opener.
How to replace a chain-drive garage door opener motor
Get your garage door moving again by replacing a defective motor in your garage door opener.…
Repair difficulty
Time required
60 minutes or less
How to replace a belt-drive garage door opener motor
The garage door won't move if the motor is defective. Here’s how to fix it.…
Repair difficulty
Time required
60 minutes or less
How to replace a garage door opener drive chain and cable assembly
If your garage door won’t move, the chain and cable assembly on your garage door opener could be broken. Follow these st…
Repair difficulty
Time required
60 minutes or less
Effective articles & videos to help repair your garage door openers
Use the advice and tips in these articles and videos to get the most out of your garage door opener.
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Learn how to open a garage door manually if power to your garage door opener fails.…