Garage Door Opener And Led Bulb Interference

Garage door openers vibrate during operation and this has the potential to shorten the life of normal light bulbs used in the opener.

Garage door opener and led bulb interference.

Newer opener systems are more likely to function with led bulbs and some manufacturers offer bulbs that have been tested for electromagnetic interference. Led lights can indeed interfere with garage door openers but a majority of instances are when an improper bulb is located within the garage. Garage doors operate using frequencies between 28 and 360 mhz. In general better bulbs will emit less interference allowing your radio control signal to work properly.

A list of recommended bulbs for liftmaster garage door openers can be found here. Common led and cfl bulbs can emit interference that limits the range of garage door opener remotes. It is designed to reduce interference with the rf signal that other led bulbs suffer from. Vibration shatter resistent.

It is also built to withstand vibrations and also the unique environment of a garage such as being rated for cold weather and damp locations. Some bulbs have been known to prevent garage doors from opening or even to open them on their own. Led lights have drivers inside the bulbs which produce a field that interferes with the garage door preventing the door from opening. Garage door openers operate by using radio waves similar to how a remote controlled car works.

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. This genie led light bulb is specially designed for use in a garage door opener.