How to Reset a Garage Door Opener and Add Remotes

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When you've just bought a home, this is one of the 7 Security Items that should to be addressed as soon as you've moved in: Erase the Garage Door Opener Memory and reset the garage door opener so that all of the old garage remotes and cars programmed to open it will no longer open the garage.
Clearing the garage door opener will ensure that any garage door remote or car that was programmed to open the garage, not in your possession, will no longer open your garage door. Reprogramming a garage door opener is something that is easy and simple enough so that every new home owner can do so on their own.
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[@maserd9129]

So so important and never thought of cars also having built in opener. Phenomenal. Thanks for the great video....so so important.

[@jackiezhong5900]

clear instruction, could't ask better one! thank you ACME.

[@ryandick9649]

This also works to add a third remote on any Genie garage door opener - thank you!

[@LeighAnn836]

Thank you so much for this video. Just what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@suzannepiper4938]

Thank you SO much! I tried a universal remote...no luck. I ordered one like yours and in less than a minute it was working. I jumped for joy!!!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Great to hear!

[@mcilveend]

Thanks. Gave me the confidence to push the Set button on the Securelift garage door opener and the door opener responded to my remote again

[@jamsista7]

God bless you. This video was very, very informative to me! Thank you!

[@julieanderson6957]

Very helpful with lots of explanations! Thank you!

[@JacquelineClayton777]

Thank you!! Our car was stolen, and the car was programmed to the garage door opener. I was worried about it until I saw your video. I am going to clear out the opener and reprogram my remote and the when we get a new car I will program it. Great video!!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

You're welcome!

[@susanbartone1347]

Thank you. My garage door opener needs a new battery. I lost the 2nd opener so I need to get some new remotes. I was clueless what this involved. THanks.

[@denaistaka]

Thank you so much. Perfect video with perfect instructions. Got mine sort after a power outage in couple of minutes.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Great to hear!

[@dylanwolff741]

Brother, thank you so much for this. Our garage door has been opening randomly since we leased this place and it's been driving me crazy. I've been debating if it's the wiring or someone is messing with us. I just tried this and really hope it works.

[@618sam]

I think that was easier than looking the video up lol thanks!

[@jameshall1648]

Awesome!!! Thank you for posting. It worked.

[@jaygordon8683]

Very well explained. did all three of my remotes right after watching this with no problem. Thx

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad it helped

[@janisramirez6106]

Thank you! You made this seriously easy!!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks for watching.

[@therealvanessa2397]

You saved us $200 dollars... Subscribed! Thank you so much!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Good to hear!🙂

[@mariadelatorre6053]

Thank you for such concise instructions. Called A1 Garage Doors and the tech came and said he could not do it.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad it helped. 👍

[@dc-yp7ig]

Well explained video. Thank you very much!!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@rabininorbert7513]

Thank you so much. I was robbed three nights ago and my garage door opener was in that purse. We have another one at home. I reprogrammed this one thanks to you. I can finally rest a little better tonight.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad it helped

[@arod.de_cali]

Thank you! Someone broke into my car and took the button along with my reg ins etc.. while at work so they know where i live. About to change it right now

[@ericchen3444]

This is a life saver. Thanks

[@LocksmithRecommended]

You're welcome 👍🏻

[@jhall4385]

Really helpful video! Thanks!

[@jhall4385]

I have a Liftmaster garage door and advice is the same

[@lindan5450]

Great video! Simple and to the point! Thank you!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ronaldwong7827]

Thank you so very much I was able to sync my existing transmitter again. I think the battery was old and they stopped talking to each other. Replaced the battery and I am back in business thank you again

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Excellent!

[@friekenwork]

Thank you very much!

[@johnskarsten4947]

Perfect! Thank you

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad it helped!

[@chimrichalds1422]

Worked perfect even on a lift master. I accidentally programmed 2 buttons to open the same door. This let me start over

[@TITbg]

AMAZING! Thank you!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thank you too!

[@sharonmooney5334]

Thank you 🎉

[@ZedTenorio]

This is very helpful, will do this on my garage door

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks!

[@ZedTenorio]

@@LocksmithRecommended Have done this to my property and what a money saver! Locksmith have told me its $88 plus callout of $198 to setup and program remotes. I followed your steps and was able to reprogram by myself, and also buy a new remote. :) Thank you so much!!!!

[@tamargrayson8351]

Thank you

[@hookandcookreellife]

Thanks .. this was the simplest video I saw ..

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad it helped

[@jackarmer8560]

Thanks Really helped

[@LocksmithRecommended]

No problem!

[@MsYotuve]

Awesome.

[@joyerobbins7146]

This is my garage opener model and I just bought a house and only got one remote from prior owner and this was exactly what I needed. Thank you.

[@georgesg99]

Thank you! You saved me a lot of $$$...

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad I could help!

[@Lana-or5dz]

Great video!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks!

[@AShaw-st9ls]

This is exactly why I needed this video. Couldn't find my 2nd remote😅 Thank you!

[@denisemorgan8045]

I was really hoping you would show how to clear 2 garage door openers not just one. I can get one or the other to work doing that but not both remote openers.

[@mcr_tactics1587]

Not all brand new garage door openers come with two remotes because companies will cheap out but great video keep up the hard work

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Good to know. We're also seeing some new locks now come with only one key 🤦

[@13rachul]

Ty!!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

You're welcome. Appreciate the comment.

[@hobiekanobie4982]

Thank You....

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks for watching. ✌️

[@rchen8464]

thank u so much.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

You are most welcome

[@m.sand-]

so by doing this it will generate a new code from the opener itself? reason is one of our nieghbors vehicle door fob opens our garage door and this appears to be what i am looking to do to chamge that, correct?......thanks will try it out

[@66lwmorgan]

Great video, good to know. I just rented a place and only got one door opener so I'm definitely gonna erase all codes and start over. One question, every so often my door won't open and I have to unplug it from the ceiling, wait a few minutes and plug it back in and then it will work again. This happens about once a week. Any reason why, thank you.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Hmmm....no idea.

[@garybryant347]

Ok Robert, question I have the xtreme garage door opener. Went on vacation came back the o ly thing that opens and closes the door, is the outside remote pad. It works fine, but the wall button or any remote does not work. When try to reset a remote it beeps 3 times but does not work. Help....lol

[@rennychavez]

How do we add more than 1 remote? I seem to program my two remotes but every time i press the remote to open it, the garage only opens it a couple of inches then stops. I have to keep pressing it so it can eventually open a few inches at a time each time i press the button

[@jag3102]

Thank you for this information Acme. I have a question please. I originally had two remotes received with my system. But a previous resident has one of the remotes and hasn’t returned it. If I were to do this reset will that then block that other remote from working?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

That is correct.

[@teresehopkins5533]

how do you program 2 remotes for same garage door? Every time I have one programmed, the other stops working; when I tried to hit both simultaneously to relink, only one, or neither, would work. I appreciate your help.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Should be no issue. You just add the second one in. We have instructions for several other brands in our article www.acmelocksmith.com/blog/how-to-clear-garage-door-opener-memory-add-remotes/

[@perrytigue8008]

I had the same issue. My remotes had 3 buttons. I learned that if I programmed a different button for each remote they worked. Hope this helps

[@jasonblack213]

What happens if the remote opens two doors on one remote but not the other

[@LaraDeAnn]

My mother misplaced her opener. We found another one that works with a different garage door manufacturer. Can it be programmed to our door even if from different company?

[@LoriJSykes]

My car was stolen with 1 of my remotes inside. Does this feature work with my existing remote? Will this prevent the stolen remote from working?

[@AndrewNguyenOfficial]

Just bought a house and it only came with only 1 remote, so this was very helpful! I do have a few questions though: When I reset and reprogram, it looks like it's done 1 remote at a time. Each time I reset to add another remote, will it lose connection to the first remote? Is it possible to add multiple remotes at the same time? Thanks!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Only reset it once. That will clear everything out. Then you go through the add sequence multiple times.

[@AndrewNguyenOfficial]

@@LocksmithRecommended Got it, thank you!

[@user-oq5tn8xf3e]

how do I add a new one? Do I have to clear out the old one even if its been cleared before. I would like to add new one

[@Jostolliii]

Our opener was programed for two garage doors as follows; The large button was programed to work the main door, one of the secondary buttons also controlled the main door, the other secondary button was used to open another smaller door. Do I use the same procedure to program the secondary buttons as described in your video?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Yep.

[@sabyegrp]

This is exactly my situation. New home with missing remotes. Do the old remotes need to be near by to be disabled? or are you actually changing the receiving code in the master unit by your action? Pretty sure I know the answer, but want to be sure. Thanks. I'll purchase two new remotes tomorrow.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

They get removed from the system when you reset.

[@rexburg22re]

Cleared memory and reprogrammed the remote but now the garage door only opens 1 foot at a time. Wayne Dalton ProDrive 3222C-Z.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

I've never had that experience.

[@gregr5486]

Be nice if you had instructions for programming the remote you sell for my Wayne Dalton Quantum 3213 garage door opener. Instructions that came with it don't work.

[@fannimunoz1417]

I bought the same remote and have the Wayne Dalton but I have the Quantum and didn't work

[@GWstables1]

Hi, thanks! How would you reset 2 handheld remotes?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Same way. Once you clear it out, just add each one back in separately

[@kaarthiknatarajhan447]

Is it recommended to get a new remote ? If I reset and reprogram the same remote it beats the point right?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

You don't need a new remote. Clearing out the system will remove any remote you don't have from the system so the door won't open with them any longer. Then you add the ones you have back in so that they will work for you.

[@SonnyandPerley]

Hi Locksmith recommended, I have an old Sears Garage door opener made long before 1990. I have the Sears remote with it. It is an 8 dip switch remote that worked with my 9 dip switch garage door receiver. I programmed my vehicle to open the door, and now the remote will not work. The battery is good. Its not the antenna or the light bulb causing it not to work. There is no learn button on my garage door opener, and there is no button to clear the code. I cleaned the circuit board on the remote, and that didn't fix it. The dip switch codes are matched. I even bought a universal remote with 9 dip switches which I matched, and that wouldn't work either. The door works with the buttons to the opener and with my car but not with either remote. I am totally perplexed.

[@Crazyfootballguy]

when i try to program a 2nd remote the 1st one loses control. Genie Intellicode

[@leevirgo8864]

I got one remote to tune in. I have 3 remotes that I want to all work. I cannot get the other 2 to work. I have gotten them all to work individually but wont all work together as when I tune in the next it cancels out the other. Really appreciate some advice/help please.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Have to admit. I'm stumped on this one.

[@doualo5480]

Show me how to reset the pin code

[@miamited69]

I would never program my car's buttons. If someone breaks into the car they can open the garage door. Would you recomend doing this on a new opener? Especially if you have someone install it?

[@paulac3074]

We always brought our remote in the house if having to park outside. Good habit.

[@TobysMom707]

What about reprogramming the keypad outside the garage?

[@christinemaclean3381]

Yes please help with that question Igave kids that know the outside passcode .how do we change it

[@kimberlyfullen8260]

Do you have to do this to each remote? To program it? I have 2 remotes

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Once you clear the garage door opener, you need to add all remotes you have back in.

[@stephanieabreu3721]

my light doesnt go out after pressing and holding button. remote continues to work! help please

[@rickmott9674]

My remote quit working so I changed the battery and it only works occasionally now. I bought a new universal remote, programed it and it worked once. The remote in the car still works every time. What should I try? Thanks

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Sorry to hear that. I'm not sure what to recommend. Clearing out and adding in is all I do as a locksmith.

[@kentrahicks-mills2921]

Hello: I’m sorry if this question was already asked. I bought a home and neither of the garage door openers were left. We have to open the garage doors using the buttons on the wall from the inside of the garage. Is the best option to purchase a universal remote?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

It is. We sell them here. www.acmelocksmith.com/buy-safes-online/universal-garage-remote.html If your garage opener has a button with a blue, green, yellow, purple, or red button, it should work.

[@namjaroh1745]

When I search about garage remote, garage door 99% of the vidoes showing 80's very old classic garage motors. Is there any video for new garage motors?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

The process really hasn't changed much.

[@casey98]

Hi ! I have a old lynx 455 garage door opener that works great ,problem is the add on receiver only works when I stand two feet in front of it. Any suggestions ? thank you !!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Sorry. Haven't heard of that one.

[@bctopper]

Woah, woah. Don't you need to put a new code in the remote? Isn't the garage door picking up the same signal as before after resetting?

[@angiehansen8985]

I was thinking that. What about if someone has the remote who now doesn't live at the residence? How does that stop them entering?

[@mariecooper8810]

I have wiped my garage door opener memory clean. However the wall mount push button control is no longer working. Power is working and door opener is receiving message so to speak but nothing. Can you help, with what I'm doing wrong. Once slate is wiped clean do you have to reprogram the wall mount?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Yep. You'll need to add it back in. Directions vary depending on manufacture.

[@marywilson4938]

What button did he push

[@brianreynolds4627]

Thanks Robert for that info…I’ve been pulling my hair out having lost my 1 and only Remote that was here when I bought my house…it’s an old Autodor type fitted I reckon in the 1970’s here in the U.K. Will any universal one do the trick…I’ve yet to investigate for a Learn type button though…there are 3 terminals marked 1,2,3 spaced out 1 is in RED with wire attached…2 is in WHITE with wire attached…3 has no wire attached….and a fairly chunky square GREEN button with a green LED beside it…there’s no word beside it…do you think that will be the learn button?…the numbers on the back of the unit are…….132 B 2052-1 and elsewhere….132 B 2164…any help would be very much appreciated…many thanks in hope…Brian

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Being that old, I suspect your garage door openers are different than ours here, but you should be able to find something that will work. I'm not much help on this one. Sorry.

[@brianreynolds4627]

@@LocksmithRecommended Thanks Robert for your swift response…I’m guessing age in hindsight as I know the garage was added around 1970 but the Autodor possibly later…the remote I’ve lost was a black rectangular box with a metal clip on the back and a white band across the front of it…I don’t know if that’s helps in anyway as to it’s origin…Brian

[@oj3738]

Don’t need to reprogram garage door opener, good vibes tho

[@jameswagner656]

But mine won't work .

[@jameswagner656]

How do I get it working again??

[@butterbean8351]

I have the same model opener. My garage door opener wouldn't open with my old remote, and I used this trick and I got my door to finally open after 10 years of being closed! (My release string is broken) My torsion spring went bang and an about 1 inch gap exploded in the middle of it. It's weird, I can stop the door in the top position, but when I stop the door in the middle to get some sunlight in, the door crashes to the ground with the opener arm attached. Help if you can.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Clearing/Programming garage remotes for security reasons is about as far as I go with them. You're going to need someone who works on garage door openers.

[@butterbean8351]

@@LocksmithRecommended Thanks!

[@stephp8761]

I bought an older home that has a perfectly good Chamberlin garage door system (motor) only issue there was no opener given at closing, I tried to program a universal remote opener with no luck.... my question is could this motor just be too old to reprogram a new remote?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

If it has a purple button or a small yellow round button, the a universal remote should have worked so long as the remote supported the Chamberlin. Here are the instructions: www.acmelocksmith.com/blog/how-to-clear-garage-door-opener-memory-add-remotes/ Here is a remote we sell that should work if you have either of those buttons: www.acmelocksmith.com/buy-safes-online/universal-garage-remote.html

[@stephp8761]

@@LocksmithRecommended thank ypu!

[@bprasanthk]

May I know the Remote Model which used, also Please share the remote link to buy!!!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

The link can be found in the description of the video. 👍

[@johnhardy9310]

Hi, I have a Hercules model RCD225 unit. It doesn't appear to have a learn button, but does have dip switches. The replacement remote I use is a Challenger 390 and it doesn't have dip switches?? How do I find another remote control that will work? Thanks, John

[@LocksmithRecommended]

The original remote was a GT912 but it is no longer made. This remote on Amazon appears to be the replacement. amzn.to/3pIseCQ

[@johnhardy9310]

@@LocksmithRecommended Thank you so much!!

[@StanSiegwald]

I'm at a loss. I have a Wayne Dalton Model 3016. Tried to add a remote and now none work. I tried the push the unit button and then the transmitter button but that didn't work. Then I held down the transmitter button which made its led light flash then go solid and then the door activated. But then the button wouldn't work again. I can't find any manuals or Wayne Dalton troubleshooting anywhere to help me.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

We just add them into the system, so we'd be in the same boat as you. I suppose it's possible you got a bad remote tho.

[@That1BVP]

3:00 to add remote to system

[@tls410]

The link to buy openers seems to broken.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks for letting me know! acme-safes-for-sale.com/universal-garage-remote.html

[@justlikehomerentals9153]

What can I do if I hold the learn button down to erase or clear all other remotes.....BUT the light never goes out.... and as such... it's NOT clearing out anything

[@margaretzhao6842]

How did you fix it at the end?

[@ja5422]

Hey sorry to bug you iv looked everyware and everyone says no, long story short i smashed my car it was totaled went to get my things from it no garage door opener and its my only one is there a way to program a new opener or no i wad thinking og useing the put button in the garage to do it but people say no

[@LocksmithRecommended]

So long as you can get in the garage, you can reset it and add new remotes.

[@ja5422]

@@LocksmithRecommended Thanks i appreciate it so i just follow what u fid in the vid and were good

[@flamtap4455]

What button

[@mightycarmumlsp2449]

So the remote generates a new frequency/code?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

That depends on the garage door opener. Sometimes they're random codes. But it's the garage door opener that is programmed to read the codes that are emitted.

[@sean7533]

Thank you! @@LocksmithRecommended

[@tammiefenn604]

Your title said you would show how to program serveral garage door oppeners and only showed one?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Just repeat the process.

[@ti-chew5872]

Doesn’t work for my Wayne dalton quantum 3213

[@belysilva-torres3449]

Thank u 🙏 u save marriage 😛👍

[@kennydiel4797]

How many remotes cab I add?

[@jjz203]

You don't address how to actually change the program for recognized and accepted "codes" by the door opener. If previous home owner gives me 2 garage remotes for the garage door opener but doesn't clear those same codes from their car homelink/mirror control, they still have the same remote codes in their car. So if I then go and clear the remotes in the door opener and re-add the same 2 the previous home owner gave me, doesn't that just re-add the same exact codes back into the opener? Which means the previous home owners car homelink/mirror control still can open the door since it also has the same codes as the 2 remotes they gave me? My idea would be that if you actually changed the remote codes themselves (maybe toggle pins in the remote?) then programmed them to to the garage door opener, that would safely remove previous remote access and car programmed homelink/mirror controls. Please let me know if I'm misunderstanding or if I have a point. Thank you.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Holding your remote up to the Homelink basically tells your Homelink what type of signal to send (i.e. what kind of garage door opener you have). Once you do that you still use the learn button on the garage door opener with the Homelink so that it can sync with the vehicle. So when you remove everything from the garage door opener you are removing the car.

[@leathergunn]

Great video ... complete idiot proof for guys like me

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad you found it useful!

[@taylorperkins3858]

This didn't work for ours 😔

[@LocksmithRecommended]

I'm sorry. Is it the same brand? Check the link in the description, and it'll take you to other brands.

[@christina33351]

Have you ever heard of a vehicle key fob that has nothing to do with the garage door but opened the garage door. I thought it was a fluke and I had the guy who was there from an air conditioning company to do a maintenance on my air conditioners, do it again and it closed the garage door. He had to go in the house to look at the thermostats and when we came back out I had him use his key fob and it opened the garage door. Has anybody ever heard of that? I think the solution is to reprogram garage door and the remotes unless somebody else has a better idea.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Never! Wow!

[@DandyRandy822]

But you need to reset the remote to the code you want!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Not sure I get ya. There's no code in a garage door remote.

[@kmsideout]

Didn’t work

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Sorry to hear that.