Garage Door Opener Led Bulb Interference

Led lights have drivers inside the bulbs which produce a field that interferes with the garage door preventing the door from opening.

Garage door opener led bulb interference.

Standard bulbs over 100w cfl bulbs over 26w and halogen bulbs can all cause interference. Some bulbs have been known to prevent garage doors from opening or even to open them on their own. This is especially a concern with the rising adoption of led light bulbs whose drivers a part inside the bulb actively produce a field in a range that can interfere with garage doors. Garage doors operate using frequencies between 28 and 360 mhz.

Led lights can indeed interfere with garage door openers but a majority of instances are when an improper bulb is located within the garage. Generally when it comes to garage door openers it s ensuring that you use a professional garage door service to minimize this from happening. A list of recommended bulbs for liftmaster garage door openers can be found here. The location of the garage door openers signal may be blocked by some of the other devices in your home running on the same frequency.

Garage door openers operate by using radio waves similar to how a remote controlled car works.